Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023•16•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•5.3•Ended
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Daniel Boyarsky
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Self
Helen Mirren
Self
Brian Cox
Self
Dániel Baki
Henry Condell
Mátyás Tóth
Gergõ Bárdi
Will Kempe
Máté Czakó
John Heminges
Gergely Máté Kiss
Richard Burbage
Szomori Béla
Lord Chamberlain
György Somhegyi
Augustine Phillips
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