According to the Guinness Book of World Records around 420 films of feature length have been made that are based on William Shakespeare's writing. His plays starting to appear on television ever since the silent movie era and continue to made today and will be for generations to come.
Some of the more modern works are adaptations where an older story or theme is adapted to either a futuristic or contemporary setting. Even in most of the adaptations the dialogues are more or less kept intact so as not to lose Shakespeare's touch. A single play has been made and adapted several times over the years. Take, for instance, the play "As You Like It"; this has been made into a film in 1936 in the United States, on BBC in 1979, Canada in 1983, UK in 1992, Russia in 1994, and most recently in the UK in 2006.
Some of the more modern works are adaptations where an older story or theme is adapted to either a futuristic or contemporary setting. Even in most of the adaptations the dialogues are more or less kept intact so as not to lose Shakespeare's touch. A single play has been made and adapted several times over the years. Take, for instance, the play "As You Like It"; this has been made into a film in 1936 in the United States, on BBC in 1979, Canada in 1983, UK in 1992, Russia in 1994, and most recently in the UK in 2006.
