Prince of Players

Synopsis
Feature film. Richard Burton portrays Edwin Booth, the 19th century American actor. Booth is helped to success by his wife, Mary. When his brother, John Wilkes, assassinates President Lincoln, Edwin faces hostility. Mary dies but Booth goes on to triumph in New York. Burton as Booth acts scenes from Richard III, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet and there are many more off-stage citations.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1955
Notes
Released on DVD in 2016 in the 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives series.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Booth, Edwin

Credits

Director
Philip Dunne
Producer
Philip Dunne
Cinematographer
Charles C. Clarke
Writer
Eleanor Ruggles
Screenplay
Moss Hart
Music
Bernard Herrman
Cast
John Derek 
Maggie McNamara 
Richard Burton 

Production Company

Name

20th Century Fox

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

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reference@folger.edu
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(202) 544 4600
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201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
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USA
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division

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Phone
(202) 707-7833
Address
Recorded Sound Reference Centre
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Distributor

Name

odlies.com

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1-610-649-7565 (customers outside the US).
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