Dustin Hoffman and Peter Hall
- Synopsis
- Television arts documentary. Sir Peter Hall rehearses with Dustin Hoffman and other cast members of the Peter Hall Company for the London stage production of The Merchant of Venice. Filmed over one complete day’s rehearsal, the scenes covered are I iii, II v and IV i, mostly Hoffman’s scenes. Both Hoffman and Hall comment on the character of Shylock with emphasis on anti-semitism, and Hall expounds his theories of speaking Shakespeare’s verse. An interesting look at the rehearsal process but one dominated by Hall and Hoffman in what soon becomes a self-satisfied and congratulatory exercise.
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a transcript.
The BFI National Archive also holds production material and inserts. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- anti-Semitism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Verse speaking; Rehearsals
- Related items
- Merchant of Venice
Credits
- Director
- Tony Know
- Producer
- Tony Know
- Contributor
- Peter Hall
- Cast
Abigail McKern Basil Henson Dustin Hoffman Francesca Buller Geraldine James Leigh Lawson Michael Siberry Nathaniel Parker Peter-Hugo Daly
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
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