Branagh, Kenneth

Overview

Works:	913 works in 2,950 publications in 11 languages and 78,146 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations History Film and video adaptations Juvenile works Fiction Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Personal narratives‡vJewish Television adaptations
Roles:	Actor, Director, Narrator, Adapter, Author of screenplay, Producer, Performer, Interviewee, Instrumentalist, Film editor, Scenarist, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Speaker, Contributor, Composer, Other
Classifications:	PN1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Kenneth Branagh

Publications by Kenneth Branagh

Most widely held works about Kenneth Branagh

Beginning by Kenneth Branagh ( Book )
Shakespeare at the cineplex : the Kenneth Branagh era by Samuel Crowl ( Book )
The films of Kenneth Branagh by Samuel Crowl ( Book )
Kenneth Branagh by Mark J White ( Book )
Ken & Em : a biography of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson by Ian Shuttleworth ( Book )

Shakespeare on the screen : Kenneth Branagh's adaptations of Henry V, Much ado about nothing, and Hamlet by Tanja Weiss ( Book )
A companion to the Shakespearean films of Kenneth Branagh by Sarah Hatchuel ( Book )
Kenneth Branagh by Daniela Pecchioni ( Book )
Kenneth Branagh : traînes de feu, rosées de sang by Pierre Berthomieu ( Book )
Much ado about nothing directed by Kenneth Branagh by Lloyd Cameron ( Book )
Negotiations with Hal : multi-media perceptions of (Shakespeare's) Henry the Fifth ( Book )
Authors & artists for young adults ( Book )
Shakespeare reloaded : the Shakespeare Renaissance 1989 - 2004 by Vanessa Gerhards ( Book )
Kenneth Branagh : en el nombre de Shakespeare by Teresa López Velayos ( Book )
Próby wrażliwości : szekspirowskie ekranizacje Laurence'a Oliviera i Kennetha Branagha by Olga Katafiasz ( Book )
Charlie Rose ( Visual )
Conversations with Kenneth Branagh by Kenneth Branagh ( Visual )
It's a whole new West : wild wild West press kit ( Book )
Romanticism in film : three films directed by Kenneth Branagh ; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Much ado about nothing, and Henry V by Kathy L. Trudgeon Kahlstorf ( Book )
Othello ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Kenneth Branagh

Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets by J. K Rowling ( Visual )
62 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 5,922 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Finds young wizard Harry and his friends Ron and Hermoine facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
141 editions published between 1992 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 3,834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing (111 min.)

Henry V by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
110 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 3,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe

Hamlet by Kenneth Branagh ( Visual )
93 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 3,175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing

Rabbit-proof fence by Phillip Noyce ( Visual )
54 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 1930's in outback Australia, three young Aboriginal girls are snatched from their mothers' arms in Jigalong, Western Australia and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River. Distanced from their mothers and forced to adapt to a strange new world, the girls attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape. What ensues is an epic journey which tests the girls will to survive and their hope of finding the rabbit-proof fence to guide them home

Othello by Oliver Parker ( Visual )
48 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Venice during 1570, Desdemona, daughter of a powerful nobleman, elopes with Othello, a proud Moor celebrated as the city's most awesome warrior. Iago, who has served alongside Othello for a decade, is angered when the general chooses another lieutenant, Cassio, as his second in command. In retribution, Iago sabotages Cassio's promotion and convinces Othello that the handsome officer is cuckolding him. Othello writhes under the tortures Iago has created, and in a fit of jealousy smothers Desdemona, who caresses her beloved husband as she dies

Thor by Kenneth Branagh ( Visual )
50 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the arrogant warrior Thor is banished to Earth from his homeworld of Asgard, he must fight to reclaim his lost powers. Pursued by an invasion force sent to destroy him, the fallen God of Thunder must rise to the battle and learn what it takes to become a true hero

Walking with dinosaurs by Tim Haines ( Visual )
47 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 2,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the 155-million-year history of dinosaurs from the aggressive Coelophysis, who first learned to hunt in packs, to Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most terrifying carnivore on the planet

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( Visual )
77 editions published between 1994 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A scientist strives to make the perfect man in a laboratory but instead creates a bitter monster who seeks revenge on his creator and his family

My week with Marilyn by Simon Curtis ( Visual )
43 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark, determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When his diary account was published, one week was missing. This is the story of that week: an idyll in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work

The magician's nephew by C. S Lewis ( Recording )
28 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to ... somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis, before they finally return home

Anne Frank remembered by Jon Blair ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features vintage newsreel footage, photographs and a rare home movie to look beyond the celebrated pages of Anne Frank's diary. Includes interviews with her friends, family and protector, Miep Gies

Twelfth night, or, What you will by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dramatization of Shakespeare's comedy where order is restored, evil punished, and all who deserve it, live happily ever after

As you like it ( Visual )
16 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rosalind is the daughter of banished Duke Senior and is being raised at the court of Duke Frederick, with her cousin Celia. She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia goes with Rosalind. Disguised as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind enters the forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing the wrath of Orlando's eldest brother. What follows is an elaborate scheme devised by the cross-dressing Rosalind to find out the verity of Orlando's supposed passion for her, and to further capture his heart, through the witty and mischievous façade of Ganymede

Pirate radio ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A rogue band of DJs captivate Britain in the 1960s. The music they play defines a generation and the DJs stand up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. The Count is a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock. Radio rock is a pirate radio station situated in the middle of the North Atlantic that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs that include: Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America who wants to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation

Shackleton by Charles Sturridge ( Visual )
33 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
True story of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic adventures. Bound for Antarctica in 1914, Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, was trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea. Ten months later, the ship sank, stranding Shackleton and his crew of 27. Based on the diaries and first person accounts of expedition members, the film tells of their ordeal and their 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world's worst seas that made their rescue possible

Wild wild West by Barry Sonnenfeld ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Special government agent with crackerjack inventor are on a daring assignment: stop Legless Dr. Arliss Loveless and his diabolical plot for a Disunited States of America

Dead again by Kenneth Branagh ( Visual )
40 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mike Church, an L.A. gumshoe with a knack for wisecracks and tracing missing persons, doesn't have a clue when he's hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim tormented by nightmares. Then an ecentric antiques dealer and hypnotist leads Church to believe the source of the nightmares may lie in a past-life connection to Margaret Strauss, a world-famous pianist allegedly murdered by her composer husband in 1948

Valkyrie ( Visual )
18 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 1,093 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known

King Lear by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
23 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 1,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents Shakespeare's tragedy of a foolish and self-indulgent king who learns, late in life and after terrible suffering, the value of self-knowledge

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