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Frontline: Much Ado About Something
Frontline Much Ado About Something
Genres: Television, Educational, Documentary
NR     2008     1hr 30min

His name is synonymous with great literature, but was William Shakespeare really the greatest writer who ever lived? FRONTLINE explores the controversy over whether literary masterpieces attributed to Shakespeare were writ...  more »

     
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Genres: Television, Educational, Documentary
Sub-Genres: Drama, Educational, Documentary
Studio: Pbs (Direct)
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 09/30/2008
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 1hr 30min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

Absolutely fascinating!
Tommasso | San Francisco, CA | 06/23/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I read Blumenfeld's The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection and he recommended this film. Rubbo the director is very even-handed yet the case that's created against Shakespeare is overwhelming. Very well done and fun."
Finally on DVD, a great documentary that will inspire furthe
CTD | 10/30/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection blog (marlowe-shakespeare.blogspot) contains a recent interview with the writer/director of the film, Mike Rubbo. He has many interesting things to say about the "Marlowe as hidden hand" theory, now that a few years have elapsed since the original release of the film.



Much Ado About Something is a beautiful documentary with a not-so-new premise (Marlowe as author of Shakespeare works . . .Marlowe is often viewed as one of the top candidates, along with Earl of Oxford and Francis Bacon). Witty, informative, intriguing, and accessible . . .and an intellectual treat.



Two new books also promote/expand upon the premise of the film.



Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question



Marlowe's Ghost: The Blacklisting of the Man Who Was Shakespeare"