Shakespeare’s plays and motifs have been appropriated in fragmentary forms on screen since motion pictures were invented in 1893. Allusions to Shakespeare haunt our contemporary culture in a myriad of ways, whether through brief references or sustained intertextual engagements. ::::: This collection of essays extends beyond a US-UK axis to bring together an international group of scholars to explore Shakespearean appropriations in unexpected contexts in lesser-known films and television shows in India, Brazil, Russia, France, Australia, South Africa, East-Central Europe and Italy, with reference to some filmed stage works. Keywords: theory of allusion, Shakespeare, spectral citation, intertextuality, Russia, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, France, Italy, India, East-Central Europe :::: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-93783-6