H for Hamlet

Synopsis

Independent low-budget feature film. A contemporary adaptation of Hamlet, retaining Shakespeare’s verse, and set in an urban, alienating Dublin.

Language

English

Country

Ireland

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1994

Availability

No archive copy or distributor found (2006).

Credits

Director

Vinny Murphy

Producer

Yvonne Thunder

Cinematographer

John Moore (2)

Production Design

Ned McLoughlin

Cast

Robert Monks	Hamlet
Vinny Murphy	Claudius
Rachel Meehan	Gertrude
Jack Lynch	Polonius
Michele Bardon	Ophelia

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Filmed on Betacam.

Reviews

Mike Collins, Film Ireland, (December 1993, no. 38), p38.

Production Company

Name

Jobstown Community College (Tallaght)