Hamlet
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This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary,
… More »This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
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Alternate Title:
Hamlet (Television program : 2009)
Additional Contributors:
Publisher:
[England] : [New York] : Burbank, CA - BBC , Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas , Distributed by Warner Home Video
ISBN:
0780660897, 9780780660892
Language:
English
Credits:
Director of photography, Chris Seager ; editor, Tony Cranstoun ; composer, Paul Englishby.
Performers:
David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie, Oliver Ford Davies, Mariah Gale, Edward Bennett, Peter De Jersey.
Notes:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby digital stereo., NTSC
Special features: Audio commentary with Gregory Doran, Sebastian Grant and Chris Seager ; making-of featurette
Closed-captioned
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Originally broadcast on television in 2009
Special features: Audio commentary with Gregory Doran, Sebastian Grant and Chris Seager ; making-of featurette
Closed-captioned
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Originally broadcast on television in 2009
Statement of responsibility:
an Illuminations/Royal Shakespeare Company production for BBC in association with Thirteen for WNET.org and NHK ; producers, John Wyver, Sebastian Grant ; director, Gregory Doran
Physical description:
1 videodisc (ca. 182 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Other author misc:
[Downie, Penny, Doran, Gregory, Davies, Oliver Ford, Illuminations (Firm), Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, Tennant, David, 1971-, Stewart, Patrick, 1940-, Warner Home Video (Firm), Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, British Broadcasting Corporation, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)]
Call number:
DVD 822.33 S7 H1809 2010
Library Identifier
2655209
Description:
This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
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Add a CommentSome unusual cuts to the play, and despite the exceptionally good acting, a curiously unemotional version. The cinematography sometimes gets in the way of the play as well.
David Tennant's performance is exceptional! Although adapted for television, the play is true to the original form of text. Only the costumes and set props provide an update to this classic tale.