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Afiche de Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Serie · Documentary · Drama · 2023 · 1 season

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius.

EndedDocumentaryDrama

Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

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Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Daniel Boyarsky

Daniel Boyarsky

Judi Dench

Helen Mirren

Brian Cox

Dániel Baki

Network

BBC Two

BBC Two

Studios

72 Films

72 Films

Country

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Languages

English

Season 12023· 3 episodes★ 5.7

IMDb

7.4 /10

290 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

5.3 /10

3 votes

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6.5/10

IMDb7.4
TMDB5.3

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