Product Details

• Actors: Tim Curry, Paul Freeman, John Normington, Ron Cook, Richard Cordery
• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 6
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304848455
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,735 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, May 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: William Shakespeare - His Life & Times [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Tim Curry is truly wonderful in his portrayal of William Shakespeare. The 6 tape set focuses on the life of Shakespeare, from his humble beginning being from a poor family in Stratford Upon Avon; to going to London (and seems to be hiding from his wife and children), to a talented playwrite. On his way to being famous, he is befriended by the Earl of Southampton, lives through the black plague, some personal tragedies, and writes some of the best plays and poems of all time. Tim does age in this from a handsome young and middle age Shakespeare to the balding Shakespeare that we have all seen depicted in our English Literature books in High School.

This movie is extremely hard to find and quite expensive, but well worth the time put into finding it and the money spent to buy it.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where's the DVD?, November 30, 2007

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J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: William Shakespeare - His Life & Times [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This production is a masterpiece, and Tim Curry is as good an actor as ... well... Tim Curry can only be!

Brilliantly written and acted, with marvelous costumes, this is a must for any lover of history, the stage ... and, in case I didn't mention -- Tim Curry!

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Shakespeare, wonderful!, January 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: William Shakespeare - His Life & Times [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This 6 part video set is truly a master peice! Tim Curry in the role of a young Shakespeare (he does age in this, by the way) is magnificent. The scenery and a co-actors are wonderful and truly real life. I highly recommend buying this, though it is expensive . . . :( Ah well, 6 tapes, each an hour long full of Tim and everything is grand!