| Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| Title |
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark [DVD] produced by Cedric Messina ; directed by Rodney Bennet. by William Shakespeare ; a BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television. |
| Publisher/Date |
[London] : BBC Worldwide, c2004. |
| London : c2005. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (DVD) (214 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Shakespeare collection (BBC) |
| Contents note |
B00844-9. |
| Part of a boxed set: distributed by Simply Home Entertainment, 2007. Originally transmitted in the UK: 25th May, 1980. |
| Originally transmitted: 25th May 1980. |
| Creation Note |
Producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rodney Bennett ; literary consultant, Dr. John Wilders ; script editor, Alan Shallcross ; videotape editor, David Hillier ; camera, Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composer and conductor, Dudley Simpson. |
| Performer note |
Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, Claire Bloom. |
| Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, Claire Bloom, Patrick Allen, Eric Porter. |
| Summary Note |
Returning to Denmark, Prince Hamlet finds his father killed and the throne usurped by his uncle. Inspired by his father's ghost to seek vengeance, he is forced to consider the nature of murder and violence, revenge and intrigue, sex and desire, paranoia and madness and the very essence of humanity itself. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: PG. |
| Language note |
Subtitles: English SDH. |
| Subject - Name |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Hamlet -- Film and video adaptations. -- Film and video adaptations |
| 1564-1616 |
| Subject |
Feature films |
| Added Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| Messina, Cedric. Bennet, Rodney |
| Bennett, Rodney. Jacobi, Derek |
| Stewart, Patrick, 1940- |
| Bloom, Claire, 1931- |
| Allen, Patrick |
| Porter, Eric |
| Corporate Author |
BBC Worldwide Ltd |
| Shelf Location |
DVD 822.33 HAML |
