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Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Two young London actors set out together to face the greatest challenge in the world of acting - Shakespeare.

Genres

Documentary

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Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Together they have directed and produced an inspiring film that aims to demystify and illuminate Shakespeare’s work for everyone: from actors, directors and students of all disciplines, right through to the? man on the street? Denmark with Jude Law, Baz Luhrmann in Hollywood, Prison in Berlin, and on the street with Mark Rylance. Think Shakespeare is boring? Think again!

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Budget

$550000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

26 September 2013

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Self

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Self

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Self

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Self

John Hurt

John Hurt

Self

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Self

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Self

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

Self

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Self

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Self

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Self

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Self

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Self

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Self

Dan Poole

Dan Poole

Self

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Self

Jaime Murray

Jaime Murray

Self

Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

Self

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Self

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Self

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

Self

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Self

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Self

Jude Law

Jude Law

Self

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Self

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Self

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Self

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self

Dominic West

Dominic West

Self

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