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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rodney Bennett.
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet, author.
- Series:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 2000. Ambrose Video Works.
- The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare
- The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Tragedy
- Shakespeare plays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Hamlet (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Hamlet.
- Hamlet (Legendary character).
- Revenge--Drama.
- Revenge.
- Princes--Denmark--Drama.
- Princes.
- Denmark.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Television adaptations.
- Television series.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Hamlet
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
- System Details:
- DVD; digitally remastered; picture & sound enhanced.
- System requirements for downloadable script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death.
- Participant:
- Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter, Lalla Ward, David Robb, Patrick Allen, Emrys James.
- Credits:
- Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed and conducted by Dudley Simpson ; videotape editor, David Hillier.
- Notes:
- "Produced by BBC & Time-Life Films"--Container.
- Originally produced as a television play in 1980 as part of the Shakespeare plays.
- Texts of original series bear title BBC TV Shakespeare.
- Contains:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet, author.
- OCLC:
- 45687469
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