Shakespeare Behind Bars

Shakespeare Behind Bars

Murderers, Fugitives, Thieves... Shakespeare would have loved these guys

2005 · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary

Twenty male inmates in a Kentucky prison form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe.

Directed by Hank Rogerson · Written by Jilann Spitzmiller

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