Learning on ScreenGreat Hamlets, The
- Alternative title
- To Be Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Trevor Nunn, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, interviews actors about their interpretations of Hamlet. Program 1 (55 mins) investigates major scenes through actor commentary and production excerpts. Nunn then interviews each actor about the source of their interpretation. Part 2 (56 mins) discusses the psychological dynamics of Hamlet, the oedipul conflict and Hamlet’s madness, feigned or real.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1985
- Notes
- Available from Films for the Humanities on VHS or DVD within the USA and Canada only.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- acting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Hamlet (character)
Credits
- Director
- Derek Bailey
- Producer
- Joseph Wisby
- Contributor
- Trevor Nunn
- Cast
Ben Kingsley Innokenti Smoktunovsky Jean Louis Barrault John Gielgud Laurence Olivier Maximilian Schell Nicol Williamson Richard Burton Vittorio Gassman
Production Company
- Name
ABC Enterprises
- Name
Landseer
- Name
RM Productions
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
Online Retailer
- Name
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- custserv.@films.com
- Web
- http://ffh.films.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 609 671 0266
- Address
- 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA - Notes
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences is part of the US-based Films Media Group and specialises in selling programmes aimed at the HE and FE education and training market. The collection has thousands of titles and a range of separate subject catalogues is available in pdf format at http://ffh.films.com/landing.aspx?show=Catalogs/catalog_FFH.htm. Sale on video/DVD or online viewing via the Films on Demand service.
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