
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a tavern in Southwark. Shakespeare points out people who remind him of scenes from his plays.

If you are looking for a big, fancy Hollywood epic about the Bard, you should probably just keep moving. The Immortal Gentleman is not that. It is a very dusty, very stagey British movie from 1935 that feels like you're watching a play through a thick layer of cobwebs. 🕸️ It is mostly for people who like to see old a...


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Widgey R. Newman

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"If you are looking for a big, fancy Hollywood epic about the Bard, you should probably just keep moving. The Immortal Gentleman is not that. It is a very dusty, very stagey British movie from 1935 that feels like you're watching a play through a thick layer of cobwebs. 🕸️ It is mostly for people who like to see old actors in itchy-looking costumes shouting at each other in small rooms. If you hate slow, black-and-white movies where nothing much happens except for talking, you will absolutely h..."
Robert Ashby
John Quin, William Shakespeare, Widgey R. Newman
United Kingdom
1920 · IMDb —
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