King John

1899
5min

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Añade un argumento en tu idiomaKing John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.

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Other than Lewis Waller, none of the actors who appeared in any of the four scenes in "King John" are known to have been filmed as actors before. Lewis Waller had appeared in 'Fencing Contest From "The Three Musketeers'(1898)', also made by the British Mutoscope & Biograph Company and directed by William K.L. Dickson.

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King John: Good Hubert, Hubert, Hubert throw thine eye/ On yon boy: I'll tell thee what my friend,/ He is a very serpent in my way,/ And whereso'er this foot of mine does tread,/ He lies before me: does thou understand me?
Hubert de Burgh: And I'll keep him so,/ That he shall not offend your Majesty.
King John: Death.
Hubert de Burgh: My Lord.
King John: A grave.
Hubert de Burgh: He shall not live.
King John: Enough.

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Scene Three only [International distribution, 1899+]

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Version of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)

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Perhaps the earliest "Shakespeare" film,...of at least it says it's Shakespeare!

This film purports to be KING JOHN, though you'd really not recognize any of the great bard in this film. Like all the films you would have seen in 1899, it's very, very, very brief (at about three minutes, it's actually longer than many contemporary films). The problem is you really can't do a Shakespeare play in three minutes!! And it's obvious that the director really didn't try to encapsulate the entire film--just one long and very over-done scene. In fact, all the film consists of is a guy dressed like a king apparently writhing in pain (I think he's trying to pass a kidney stone or something). And that's it!!! No plot, no action apart from the writhing and no relationship to KING JOHN or any other play by Shakespeare!