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Fifteen Minute Hamlet, The

Synopsis
Short. A satire on the film industry as if it existed in Elizabethan times. Film director William Shakespeare shoots HAMLET in one reel and in one take. When he screens his 15-minute film for the studio moguls he is ordered to cut it to make it more commercial. He unwillingly does so with surprising results.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1995
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Hollywood; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles; Film industry

Credits

Director
Todd Louiso
Producer
Ethan Tucker; Todd Louiso
Cinematographer
Phil Parmet
Screenplay
Ethan Tucker; Michael Goldberg; Todd Louiso
Music
Tom Flowers
Costume
Maud Kersnowski
Contributor
Tom Stoppard
Cast
Austin Pendleton 
Ernest, Jr. Perry 
Paul Ben-Victor 
Philip Seymour Hoffman 
Todd Louiso 
Xander Berkeley 

Production Company

Name

Cin-Cine 19

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email
arsc@ucla.edu
Web
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
Phone
(310) 206 5388
Fax
(310) 206 5392
Address
Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
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