Hamlet, Prince of Denmark /
A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Ambrose Video Publishing,
[2000 or 2001]
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [1980], ©1980 New York, NY : [2000 or 2001] |
| Series: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Works. 1987. Tragedy. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Works. 1987. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Works. 2000. Shakespeare plays |
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| Summary: | A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death A dramatization of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. Deals with the fundamental problems: justice, guilt, madness, death, and the difficulty of understanding oneself and others |
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| Item Description: | DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1980 Originally produced as a television play in 1980 as part of the Shakespeare plays Texts of original series bear title BBC TV Shakespeare "A BBC-TV Production in association with Time-Life Television." "Produced by BBC & Time-Life Films"--Container |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in 2 videocassettes (216 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in |
| Format: | DVD DVD; digitally remastered; picture & sound enhanced System requirements for downloadable script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive VHS format |
| Production Credits: | Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed and conducted by Dudley Simpson ; videotape editor, David Hillier |