Great Plays on Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
This classic film traces the life of the Civil War-era president. Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Robert Sherwood. Cast: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon.
Video
Ah, Wilderness!
Poignant and warm story, by Eugene O'Neill, set in the early 1900s of a boy breaking through the shackles of adolescence.
Video - DVD
Androcles and the Lion
Set in ancient Rome, this satire, by George Bernard Shaw, features bigger-than-life characters.
Video
Anna Christie
A bitter ex-prostitute returns home to her father and soon must face her sordid past. By Eugene O'Neill.
Video
As You Like It
A Shakespeare Comedy. The love story of Orlando and Rosalind.
Video - DVD
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
From a Tennessee Williams play.
Video - DVD
The Country Girl
Adapted from a play by Clifford Odets, this is a story of a broken-down actor (Bing Crosby) who leans on his wife (Grace Kelly). William Holden plays a Broadway director. George Seaton won an Oscar for his screenplay.
Video - DVD
Desire Under the Elms
A young man falls under the spell of his father's lovely bride. From Eugene O'Neill.
Video - DVD
The Devil's Disciple
A comedy about the American Revolutionary War. By George Bernard Shaw.
Video
The Emperor Jones
A pullman porter becomes an emperor. From Eugene O'Neill.
Video - DVD
The Fugitive Kind
Valentine Xavier is an "entertainer" in New Orleans, who plays a guitar given to him by Leadbelly; but when he runs afoul of the law one too many times, he vows to quit the scene and start anew elsewhere. From Tennessee Williams. Starring Marlon Brando and Joanne Woodward. Director: Sidney Lumet.
Video - DVDGive 'Em Hell, Harry
A one-man play revealing President Harry Truman as he looks back on his life in Missouri, Washington, and beyond.
Video
The Glass Menagerie
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister. Starring Joanne Woodward and John Malkovich. Directed by Paul Newman. From Tennessee Williams.
VideoGlengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Often regarded as a critique of the Reagan administration's impact on the American economy, the play and film focus on a competitive group of real estate salesmen who've gone from feast to famine in a market gone cold. Starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Pryce.
Video - DVD
Hamlet
Shakespeare tragedy. The Prince of Denmark is torn with emotions when his father dies and his mother remarries.
Video - DVD
The Hasty Heart
Sensitive film based on a play by John Patrick about a Scottish soldier who has a short time to live. Starring Ronald Reagan.
VideoHenry V
By William Shakespeare.
Video - DVD
Johnny Belinda
Jane Wyman plays a deaf-mute who is raped and has a baby. From the Broadway play by Elmer Davis. With Agnes Moorehead and Lew Ayres. Irma von Cube and Allen Vincent were Oscar nominees in the Screenplay category.
Video - DVD
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare tragedy. Ancient Rome is filled with political intrigue.
Video - DVD
King Lear
Shakespeare tragedy. A timeless tale of greed and lust for power.
Video - DVD
Long Day's Journey Into Night
The autobiographical story of Eugene O'Neill's early years.
Video - DVD
The Long Voyage Home
The saga of Swedish sailors. From Eugene O'Neill.
Video - DVD
Macbeth
Shakespeare tragedy. The haunted Macbeth stops at nothing to gain the throne.
Video - DVD
Major Barbara
A rich young woman joins the Salvation Army. By George Bernard Shaw.
Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare comedy. Four young lovers are teased by spirits in an enchanted forest.
Video - DVD
Much Ado about Nothing
Shakespeare comedy. A romantic story filled with laughter, mistaken identities, jealousy, and wit.
Video - DVD
The Night of the Iguana
By Tennessee Williams. Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon.
Video
Orpheus Descending
By Tennessee Williams. A drifter in 1940's Mississippi brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman (Vanessa Redgrave) trapped in a loveless marriage.
Video
Othello
Shakespeare tragedy. The wicked Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about innocent Desdemona's fidelity.
Video - DVD
Pygmalion
A professor of phonetics wagers he can change a Cockney girl into a princess. Starring Leslie Howard. From Shaw's play. The Oscar winners for the screenplay were George Bernard Shaw, Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Lewis, and W.P. Lipscomb.
Video - DVD
Richard III
Shakespeare tragedy. The deformed and evil Richard Gloucester schemes to take over the throne.
Video - DVD
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
By Tennessee Williams. Starring: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty.
Video - DVD
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare tragedy. The sad story of star-crossed lovers.
Video - DVD
The Rose Tattoo
By Tennessee Williams. Starring: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster.
Video - DVD
Saint Joan
George Bernard Shaw at his finest.
Video1776
First-class musical comedy about the Founding Fathers' struggle to create the Declaration of Independence.
Video - DVD
Strange Interlude
A complex love story that explores the inner thoughts of the characters. By Eugene O'Neill.
Video
A Streetcar Named Desire
Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois and Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski. Tennessee Williams was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay.
Video - DVD
Suddenly Last Summer
By Tennessee Williams. Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Video - DVD
Summer & Smoke
By Tennessee Williams.
Video
Sweet Bird of Youth
By Tennessee Williams. Starring: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page.
Video - DVD
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare comedy. Women's liberation in the 16th Century battles male chauvinism.
Video - DVD
Waterloo Bridge
Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor star in this love story about a soldier and a ballet dancer who meet during an air raid and fall in love. Based on a play by Robert E. Sherwood.
VideoWitness for the Prosecution (1957)
Billy Wilder cowrote and directed this brilliant 1957 mystery based on Agatha Christie's celebrated play about an aging London barrister (Charles Laughton) who's preparing to retire when he takes the defense in the most vexing murder case of his distinguished career. Cast: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester.
Video - DVD
Download Movies at Amazon
MemorableQuotations.com Store at Amazon
Original Screenplays by Carol Dingle & Diana Dell
IntelligentsiaNetwork.com (Home)
Great Novels on Film
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?
4-Star Films
Great Plays on Film
A Front Row Seat
Great Big Business Films
Great Chick Flicks
Classic Books on Film
Classic Comedy Films
Civil War Films
Great Disaster Films
Hollywood's Best: The 1930s
Hollywood's Best: The 1940s
Hollywood's Best: The 1950s
Great Courtroom Films
Classic Mystery & Suspense Films
Classic Romance Films
Korean War Films
Great Royalty Films
Exciting Spy Films
U.S. History on Film
Writers on Film
The Film Buff's Quiz
Memorable Quotations:
Philosophers of Western Civilization
Philosophers of Western Civilization
Memorable Quotations:
French Writers of the Past
French Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Jewish Writers of the Past
Jewish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Famous Teachers of the Past
Famous Teachers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Irish Writers of the Past
Irish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers of the Past
American Women Writers of the Past
Memories Are Like Clouds
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers of the Past
English Writers of the Past
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
Memorable Quotations Store at Amazon
The Quotations Bookshelf
The Quotations Bookshelf