| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(157 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 82.
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| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title on disc: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. |
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Originally issued as a motion picture in England in 1948. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director/producer, Laurence Olivier ; music, William Walton ; photographer, Desmond Dickinson. |
| Cast |
Laurence Olivier (Hamlet), Felix Aylmer (Polonius), Jean Simmons (Ophelia), Eileen Herlie (Gertrude), Anthony Quayle (Marcellus), Basil Sydney (Claudius), Norman Wooland (Horatio), Terence Morgan (Laertes), Stanley Holloway (Gravedigger). |
| Performer |
Music conducted by Muir Mathieson ; played by the Philharmonia Orchestra. |
| Summary |
The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Awards |
Winner of four Academy Awards, 1948 : Best picture, Actor, Art direction-set direction and Costume design. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1948.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Aylmer, Felix, 1889-1979.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Herlie, Eileen.
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Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989.
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Holloway, Stanley.
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| Added Title |
Laurence Olivier's Hamlet |
| ISBN |
0780021312 |
| Standard No. |
37429128428 |
| Music No. |
HAM020 The Criterion Collection |
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