King John (1899)
Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.
- Date of release
- 1899-09-20
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (25)
- Runtime
- 2m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Walter Pfeffer Dando, William K.L. Dickson, Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Casting
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Dora Tulloch
- Charles Sefton
- J. Fisher White
- S.A. Cookson
- Franklyn McLeay
- Lewis Waller
- Julia Neilson
- William Mollison
- Gerald Lawrence
- Louis Calvert
- Norman McKinnel
Interesting facts
- Based on: King John
King John is the title by which the earliest known example of a film based on a play by William Shakespeare is commonly known.
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