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Hamlet

Synopsis
Television version of the production staged by Theatre des Amandiers, Nanterre at the Avignon Festival in 1988. Directed for stage by Patrice Chereau and for television by Pierre Cavassilas. Gerard Desarthe is Hamlet.
Language
French (Standard)
Country
France
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
1990
Duration
240 mins

Credits

Director
Patrice Chereau; Pierre Cavassilas
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Richard Peduzzi
Costume
Jacques Schmidt
Cast
Gerard DesartheHamlet
Vladimir YordanoffClaudius
Nada StrancarGertrude
Bernard BalletPolonius
Marianne DenicourtOphelia
Andre JulienVoltemand
Bruno TodeschiniRosencrantz
Marc CittiOsric
Marc CittiBarnardo
Olivier RabourdinGuildenstern
Pascal GreggoryFrancisco
Pascal GreggoryFortinbras
Roland AmstutzMarcellus
Thibeault de MontalembertHoratio
Vincent PerezLaertes

Additional Details

Theatre company
Theatre des Armandiers
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Avignon Festival

Notes

History
French transmission date not known.

Production Company

Name

France 3

Address
France
Name

Sept Cinema, La

Address
France

Archive

Name

Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur la Renaissance Anglaise (CERRA)

Email
pat@alor.univ-montp3.fr
Web
http://recherche.univ-montp3.fr/mambo/cerra/cerra.multimedia.html External site opens in new window
Phone
(0)4-67-14-24-48
Fax
(0)4-67-14-24-65
Address
Universitie Paul Valery
Route de Mende
34199 Montpellier Cedex 5
France

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