Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A record of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and the Drury Lane Company’s production of the play. `... the film’s chief purpose is to preserve a performance and a production and makes few concessions to those ignorant of the play ... But Forbes-Robertson’s subtle, active, individual performance makes it clear why he was considered the greatest Hamlet of his time. Forbes-Robertson was 60 years old when he made the film’. [McKernan & Terris, Walking Shadows op cit].
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1913
- Duration
- 64 mins; 5,800 feet
Credits
- Director
- E. Hay Plumb
- Producer
- Cecil Hepworth
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Hawes Craven
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Drury Lane Company
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds three viewing prints. 4,846ft (35mm), 1,924ft (16mm) and 5,344ft (35mm). The length given on release was 5,800ft.
A study extract (catalogued separately) may be hired from BFI Bookings.
4 video clips may be viewed on the bfi’s www.screenonline.org.uk - General
- Filmed at Hepworth’s Walton-on-Thames studios and on location at Lulworth Cove, Dorset.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (188-9, 349-51). McKernan, Luke and Olwen Terris. Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive. London: BFI, 1994 (p. 46).
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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