Branagh, Kenneth

Overview

Works:	925 works in 3,146 publications in 8 languages and 80,681 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Fiction History Juvenile works Biography Personal narratives‡vJewish Television adaptations Audio adaptations
Roles:	Actor, Director, Narrator, Adapter, Author of screenplay, Producer, Performer, Interviewee, Instrumentalist, Film editor, Scenarist, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Contributor, Editor, Speaker, Composer, Other
Classifications:	PN1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1960 |

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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 )
Authors & artists for young adults ( Book )
Negotiations with Hal : multi-media perceptions of (Shakespeare's) Henry the Fifth ( 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 )
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 ( )
It's a whole new West : wild wild West press kit ( Book )
Charlie Rose ( Visual )
Sharing an enthusiasm for Shakespeare : an interview with Kenneth Branagh by Gary Crowdus ( Book )
Henry V : the use of history as propaganda by Megan Wikinson ( )

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Most widely held works by Kenneth Branagh

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K Rowling ( Visual )
67 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 5,937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
92 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,683 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 devises delightful mischief--a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she most loves to hate--Benedick

Henry V by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
82 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 3,182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Prince Hal" has ascended to the throne of England. He proceeds to assert his hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathers an army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs--the bloody Battle of Agincourt--and forever change the face of Europe. King Henry V unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and in the end ensures the peace by marrying the French princess Katherine

Hamlet by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
105 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 3,180 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 )
49 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 2,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating by following the fence that has been build across the nation to stem an over-population of rabbits

Othello by Oliver Parker ( Visual )
39 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,493 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 )
61 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 2,469 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

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( Visual )
78 editions published between 1994 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,094 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 )
31 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and French and held by 2,069 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 )
30 editions published between 2000 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech

Walking with dinosaurs by Tim Haines ( Visual )
41 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,739 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. Covers the Late Triassic, Late Jurassic, Early Cretaceous, and Late Cretaceous periods

Anne Frank remembered by Jon Blair ( Visual )
19 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 1,635 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

Jack Ryan : shadow recruit ( Visual )
14 editions published in 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follows a young Jack as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. When Ryan believes he's uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that's more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancé Cathy

As you like it by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
26 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,298 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 facade of Ganymede

Twelfth night, or, What you will by William Shakespeare ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a shipwreck, twin siblings Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, takes up service with the Duke Orsino, who is madly in love with the Lady Olivia. But Olivia is in mourning over her brother's death, so Orsino sends Cesario over as an emissary of love, except that Olivia falls for Viola!

Pirate radio by Philip Seymour Hoffman ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,229 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 1,208 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 Will Smith ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Special agent James West and fellow agent and crackerjack inventor Artemus Gordon team up on a daring assignment to stop legless Dr. Arliss Loveless and his diabolical plot for a Disunited States of America

Dead again by Kenneth Branagh ( Visual )
44 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,118 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 eccentric 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 )
19 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 1,114 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

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