到默片时代晚期,根据莎士比亚剧目改编影片就多达300部。《开演!默片中的莎士比亚》从24部扣人心弦、诙谐幽默的莎翁经典默片选材,其中还有从未面世作品,经过最新数字化技术处理,加之莎士比亚环球剧院的作曲家和音乐家为此创作配乐,让莎翁的优秀作品再一次活灵活现地重回大荧幕。观众将欣赏到李尔王在巨石阵同肆虐的风暴战斗、原汁原味的《威尼斯商人》《仲夏夜之梦》里小仙子的魔法以及约翰·吉尔古德(John Gielgud)1924年演绎的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》,这位默片时代演员的首部大银幕作品。Over 300 Shakespeare films from all over the world were produced during the silent era, most of which are now lost. This compilation from the BFI National Film and Television Archive showcases some of the very best material that survives.