Hamlet (1980)

Alternative title: The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis: Television production shot entirely in a studio with Derek Jacobi as Hamlet and Claire Bloom as Gertrude.
Series: BBC Television Shakespeare
Language: English
Country: Great Britain; United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of production: 1980
Notes: The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry). The VHS version was deleted in March 2004 and has been replaced by the DVD version.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Hamlet; Hamlet

Director

Rodney Bennett

Producer

Cedric Messina

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

David Lloyd-Jones; Dudley Simpson

Costume

Barbara Kronig

Art Direction

Don Homfray

Contributor

Alan Shallcross

Cast

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