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)