King John (1899 film)
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File:King John 1899.jpg
The only scene available from the film
King John is the title of the earliest known example of any film based on Shakespeare, a very short silent film made in black and white in 1899. Nederlands Filmmuseum has a section of it lasting under 2 minutes long.
It was directed by William Kennedy Laurie Dickinson and Walter Pfeffer Dando. Photography by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. A British film, the production company was British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Cast
- King John - Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Prince Henry - Dora Tulloch (credited as Dora Senior)
- Lord Bigot - F.M. Paget
- Earl of Pembroke - J. Fisher White (credited as James Fisher)
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