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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992 · 2 seasons · 12 eps · ★ 6.5 · Animation

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An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

Created by Christopher Grace

Network: BBC Two

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