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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.

Contributors:

Messina, Cedric

Bennett, Rodney

Jacobi, Derek

Bloom, Claire, 1931-

Porter, Eric, 1928-1995

Stewart, Patrick, 1940-

Allen, Patrick, 1927-2006

James, Emrys, 1928-1989

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

British Broadcasting Corporation > Television Service

Time-Life Television

Ambrose Video Publishing

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Television program : 1980)

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Hamlet [by Shakespeare, W.]

Related Works:

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)

Related Series:

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare > Tragedy

Alternate Titles:

Hamlet

Subjects:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Film adaptations

Hamlet (Legendary character) — Drama

Revenge — Drama

Television plays

Film remakes

English drama (Tragedy) — Television adaptations

English drama (Tragedy) — Film adaptations

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Hamlet (Legendary character)

Revenge

English drama (Tragedy)

Genres:

Online media

Internet videos

Film adaptations

Drama

Television adaptations

Performers:

Cast: Derek Jacobi (Hamlet), Claire Bloom (Gertrude), Patrick Stewart (Claudius), Eric Porter (Polonius), Lalla Ward (Ophelia), David Robb (Laertes), Patrick Allen (Ghost of Hamlet's Father), Robert Swann (Horatio), Jonathan Hyde (Rosencrantz), Geoffrey Bateman (Guildenstern), Emrys James (First Player (King)), Jason Kemp (Second Player (Queen)), Geoffrey Beevers (Third Player (Lucianus)), Bill Homewood (Player in the mime, King), Peter Richards (Player in the mime, Queen), Terence McGinity (Player in the mime, Murderer), Peter Burroughs (Player), Stuart Fell (Player), Ian Charleson (Fortinbras), Tim Wylton (First Gravedigger), Peter Benson (Second Gravedigger), Paul Humpoletz (Marcellus), Niall Padden (Bernardo), Christopher Baines (Francisco), John Humphry (Voltemand), John Sterland (Cornelius), Peter Gale (Osric), Raymond Mason (Reynaldo), Dan Meaden (Norwegian Captain), Iain Blair (Sailor), Reginald Jessup (Messenger), Michael Poole (Priest), David Henry (English Ambassador).

Production Credits:

Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed and conducted by Dudley Simpson ; videotape editor, David Hillier.

General Notes:

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1980.
Taped Jan. 31-Feb. 8, 1980 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Streaming Media
Video On Demand
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Digital format: Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : UNT Media Library, 2008. Digitized and made available by UNT Media Library from film distributed by Ambrose Video.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 min.) : sound, color.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1053052218