

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023-11-08 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 4.2
Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.
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Juliet StevensonSelf - Narrator
Daniel BoyarskyWilliam Shakespeare
Jessie BuckleySelf
Brian CoxSelf
Martin FreemanSelf
Judi DenchSelf
Lolita ChakrabartiSelf
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