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Hamlet Cover Image DVD DVD

Hamlet / Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, A Two Cities Films.

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 (Added Author). Sydney, Basil, 1894-1968 (Added Author). Herlie, Eileen. (Added Author). Wooland, Norman. (Added Author). Aylmer, Felix, 1889-1979 (Added Author). Morgan, Terence. (Added Author). Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 (Added Author). Dickinson, Desmond, 1902-1986 (Added Author). Cranston, Helga, 1921-2013 (Added Author). Walton, William, 1902-1983 (Added Author). Furse, Roger. (Added Author). Ramsdell, Roger. (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Hamlet. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). J. Arthur Rank Enterprise. (Added Author). Two Cities Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing, Anthony Quayle. (Cast).

Summary:

The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0780021312
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + program guide (6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
  • Edition: RSDL dual-layer edition.
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 1948 as a motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Produced & directed by Laurence Olivier ; director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; editor, Helga Cranston ; music, William Walton ; production designers, Roger Furse, Roger Ramsdell.
Participant or Performer Note:
Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing, Anthony Quayle.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital mono, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
DVD.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Award: 1949, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carmen Dillon, Roger K. Furse); Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse); Best Picture (Laurence Olivier)

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Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Hamlet (Legendary character) > Drama.
Princes > Denmark > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library DVD HAML (Text) 34455004187353 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 822.3 DVD (Text) 33062006756671 Adult DVD Nonfiction Available -
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