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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

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  • 1992-1994
  • 2 Seasons
  • HBO
  • Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Horror
  • TV-Y7
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An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

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Cast & Crew See All

Alec McCowen
Narrator
Michaël Kitchen
Narrator
Suzanne Burden
Anne

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

King Richard III

Embittered by his deformed appearance, Richard of Gloucester schemes, seduces and murders his way to the throne of England.

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Awards

  • 1994 - BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Animation (Yr Animeiddio Gorau) - winner
  • 1996 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - winner
  • 1993 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - winner
  • 1993 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - winner

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