I have been looking for some movies that are based on well-known plays. So far I could find only these:
Macbeth [English] – Maqbool [Hindi] -Throne of Blood [Japanese]
Hamlet Othello [English] – Kaliyattam [Malayalam] – Omkara [Hindi]
King Lear[English] – Gunasundari Katha [Telugu] – Ran [Japanese]
Romeo and Juliet [English]- Reshma Aur Shera [Hindi]- Chicken Rice War [Chinese]
Midsummer Night’s Dream – Oh My Goddess[Japanese]
Antony and Cleopatra [English] – Kannaki [Malayalam]
Comedy of Errors[English]- Angoor [Hindi]- Ulta Palta [Telugu]
Hamlet [English] – Gamlet [Russian] – Kadamayin Ellai [Tamil] -Khoon Khoon [Hindi]-Hamlet Goes Business in the USA[Finnish]- The Bad Sleep Well [Japanese]
Glass Menagerie [English] -Akale [Malayalam]
Can anyone help me with more of these? And the list need not be restricted to Shakespeare or English. It would also be helpful if you can tell me where are these movies available.
Thanks in advance.
parineeta
devdas
Thanks Vroom, but I’m looking precisely for plays and dramas that were made into movies. Devdas and Parineeta were novels.
there was one based on one of chekhov’s plays ‘The Inspector general’, in Hindi starring Dev Anand by his brother Chetan Anand.
There were more than one on ‘The taming of the Shrew’ in Hindi including ‘Ziddi’.. There was ‘Man Pasand’ based on Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion'(My Fair Lady’). King Lear was also made into a Telugu movie starring Nazar recently. Ray’s ‘Ganashatru’ in Bengali was based on Ibsen’s ‘An enemy of the people’. Elia Kazan’s “who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf’ was also based on a play of the same name starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.. Woody Allen made a movie based on ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s dream’..can’t recall the name. Another version starring Michelle Pffeifer was also made recently.. ‘The Tempest’ was also made into a movie starring Richard Burton.. Ibsen’s ‘Doll’s House’ was also made into an English movie. Sohrab Modi had made “Doll’s House’ in Hindi…with Nirupa Roy, I think..called ‘Jailor’. Most of Sohrab Modi’s historical/period films were based on Parsi Theatre adaptations of popular plays.. ‘Wait Until Dark’ starring Audrey Hepburn was also written as a play originally.. Some Agatha Christie plays like “mousetrap’ etc., were also made into movies.. those are some i can recall at the moment..
OBCVOICE,
Thanks so much………..you have really given me so much of information. I’m glad. Thank you once again.
Kanchana Seetha : Aravindan
all of kpac plays became films in malayalam
Bindu,
Yes…………I would include KPAC movies also. thanks.
i am sure you know this. “omkara”
“Kaliyattam” and “Omkara” are based on OTHELLO not Hamlet. I remember seeing a recent version of Tempest (not the one staring Richard Burton). Julius Ceasar could be another such movie(don’t have much details, sorry).
“The Glass menagerie” and “The Crucibles” have also been made into movies with the same name. “The Crucibles” has Venona Ryder in it.
Yes Sunitha, Kaliyattam and Omkara are adaptations of Othello, not Hamlet. Sorry for the mix up.
Is the recent Tempest you mentioned directed by Jack Bender in 1998. If not, I would like to get the details of that. And yes, Glass menagerie and Crucible are also made into movies. Glass menagerie is made into a Malayalam movie also – Akale.
A thousand acres – Based on King Lear.
It was Nikolai Gogol’s play ‘Revizor’ later ‘The Inspector General’ which was made in Hollywood starring Danny Kaye. Dev Anand made ‘Afsar’ based on ‘Inspector General’directed by Chetan Anand.
Thanks Kay for That piece of information on a Kaye movie
just to add
Since you are looking at adaptations of plays, Why don’t you try the Hollywood musicals. Most of them were adaptations of Broadway hits such as My Fair lady, Sound of Music, Chicago, you name it. In fact, if you have noticed, Ron Howard, a director of plays, directed Chicago as his first film. IF you watch it, it appears as if he has filmed the play itself in the way in which he uses the spotlights and advances the narrative.
bye
Sujit
Peter Greenaway made “Prospero’s Books” based on Tempest
Thanks Rohini, for that comment. I have heard that Prospero’s Books is quite a good movie. Any idea where a copy of it be available?
Hi Smrti,
When you say you’ve found these films, do you mean you’ve actually found copies? I’m looking for _Khoon Ka Khoon_, _Gunasundari Katha_ and _Kaliyattam_, and if you could tell me where to find any of those I’d be very grateful.
Thanks.
Marcus
marcus_pitcaithly@hotmail.co.uk
Marcus,
No. I dont have copies of these movies. Kaliyattam is a very popular movie in kerala, I’m sure its copies are available in any of the lending libraries there.
I dont know if this is still active – I just stumbled upon this while doing my own research on Hindi films based on plays – well, all of Oscar Wilde’s plays (at least the major ones) have been made into films multiple times – The Importance of being Ernest and An ideal husband are post 2000 films with impressive casts.
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The House of Bernarda Alba by Lorca was Rukhmavati ki haveli. I will think about more such adaptations
Thanks Babi……………
8 femmes, Robert Thomas – 8 Women, 2002
The 24th Day, Tony Piccirillo – The 24th Day, 2004
1776, Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards – 1776, 1972
Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Robert E. Sherwood – Abe Lincoln in Illinois, 1940
Abie’s Irish Rose, Anne Nichols – Abie’s Irish Rose, 1928
The Admirable Crichton, J. M. Barrie – The Admirable Crichton, 1957
Agnes of God, John Pielmeier – Agnes of God, 1985
Alfie, Bill Naughton (radio play) – Alfie, 1966, 2004
Amadeus, Peter Shaffer – Amadeus, 1984
American Buffalo, David Mamet – American Buffalo, 1996
Anastasia, Marcelle Maurette – Anastasia, 1956, 1997
Angel Street, Patrick Hamilton – Gaslight, 1940, 1944
Annie, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan – Annie, 1982, 1999, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, 1995
Annie Get Your Gun, Herbert and Dorothy Fields – Annie Get Your Gun, 1950, 1956, 1967
Another Country, Julian Mitchell – Another Country, 1984
Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring – Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944
As Is, William M. Hoffman – As Is, 1986
Assunta Spina, Salvatore di Giacomo – Assunta Spina, 1915
Bad Girl, Viña Delmar – Bad Girl, 1931
Bar Girls, Lauran Hoffman – Bar Girls, 1994
Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon – Barefoot in the Park, 1967
Barstool Words, Josh Ben Friedman – Barstool Words, 2006
Beautiful Thing, Jonathan Harvey – Beautiful Thing, 1995
Becket or The Honor of God, Jean Anouilh – Becket, 1964
Becky Sharp, Langdon Mitchell – Becky Sharp, 1935
The Beggar’s Opera, John Gay – The Beggar’s Opera, 1953
The Big Knife, Clifford Odets – The Big Knife, 1955
Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward – Blithe Spirit, 1945
Blue Denim, James Leo Herlihy – Blue Denim, 1959
Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin – Born Yesterday, 1950, 1993
The Boys in the Band, Mart Crowley – The Boys in the Band, 1970
Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts, Kenneth G. Ross – Breaker Morant, 1980
Brighton Beach Memoirs, Neil Simon – Brighton Beach Memoirs, 1986
A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri – A Bronx Tale, 1993
The Browning Version, Terence Rattigan – The Browning Version, 1951, 1955, 1985, 1994
Bug, Tracy Letts – Bug, 2007
Bus Stop and People in the Wind, William Inge – Bus Stop, 1956
Butterflies Are Free, Leonard Gershe – Butterflies Are Free, 1972
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1958
Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins – Chicago, 2002
Closer, Patrick Marber – Closer, 2004
La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), Alexandre Dumas, fils – Camille, 1909, 1915, 1917, 1921, 1926, 1936, 1984 ; Camille 2000, 1969 ; La Dame aux Camélias, 1910, 1934, 1953, 1980 ; Damen med kameliorna, 1925 ; Kameliadamen, 1907 ; La Mujer de las camelias, 1954 ; La Signora delle Camelie, 1915
Day of Atonement, Samson Raphaelson – The Jazz Singer, 1927
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller – Death of a Salesman, 1951
Desk Set, William Marchant – Desk Set, 1957
A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen – A Doll’s House, 1918, 1922, 1943, 1959, 1973 (two versions), 1992
Doubt: A Parable, John Patrick Shanley – Doubt, 2008
Dracula, Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston – Dracula, 1931, 1979
Goodbye Again (play), George Haight and Allan Scott – Goodbye Again, 1933
Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Kurt Vonnegut – Happy Birthday, Wanda June, 1971
Holiday, Philip Barry – Holiday, 1930
How to Marry a Millionaire, Akins, Eunson & Albert – How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953
Idioglossia, Mark Handley – Nell, 1994
Indiscreet, Norman Krasna – Indiscreet, 1958
Life During Wartime, Keith Reddin – The Alarmist, 1997
The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, Tennessee Williams – Boom!, 1968
‘night, Mother, Marsha Norman – ‘night, Mother, 1986
Ofoti, John Wheatcroft – The Boy Who Loved Trolls, 1984
L’Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird), Maurice Maeterlinck – The Blue Bird, 1910, 1918, 1940, 1970, 1976
Orphans, Lyle Kessler
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, J. M. Barrie – Peter Pan, 1924, 1953, 2003
Prelude to a Kiss, Craig Lucas – Prelude to a Kiss, 1992
The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Rope’s End, Patrick Hamilton – Rope, 1948
Seventh Heaven, Austin Strong – Seventh Heaven, 1927, 1937
Sexual Perversity in Chicago, David Mamet – About Last Night, 1986
Still Life, Noel Coward – Brief Encounter, 1945
A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams – A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
They Might Be Giants, James Goldman – They Might Be Giants, 1971
Various works, Kurt Vonnegut – Between Time and Timbuktu, 1972
Children of a Lesser God.. I was actually in this play. Played Lydia. But the movie is just the first act and a made up ending. Play is much better.
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You have mentioned Angoor but before Angoor it was Do Dooni Char from Bimal Roy (he died during making of it and was completed by his wife)It had Kishore Kumar and Asit Sen