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Can Shakespeare Be Filmed?

Synopsis
Radio programme in which Alan Dent, Philip Hope-Wallace, and Roger Manvell discuss whether Shakespeare’s plays, and Hamlet in particular, can successfully be translated to the screen. Focussing on the Laurence Olivier Hamlet (1948) for which Dent edited the text, they discuss whether there are justifications for the cuts and alterations that were made and whether, in the end, this interpretation of Hamlet is a convincing one.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Availability
No archive copy known
Subjects
Drama; Film Studies
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare on film
Related items
Hamlet (1948)

Credits

Producer
Michael Bell
Contributor
Alan Dent; Philip Hope-Wallace; Roger Manvell

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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