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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: produced by Cedric Messina ; directed by Rodney Bennet. by William Shakespeare ; a BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television.

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Record Number 532054
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
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