Hamlet, by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation
Type
Label
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults
Main title
Hamlet
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation
Runtime
222
Series statement
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. TragedyThe dramatic works of William ShakespeareThe tragedies of William Shakespeare
Summary
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play in which 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
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Contributor
- James, Emrys, 1928-1989
- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Time-Life Television
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Porter, Eric, 1928-1995
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
- Jacobi, Derek
- Messina, Cedric
- Ambrose Video Publishing
- Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
- Bennett, Rodney, 1935-2017
- Allen, Patrick, 1927-2006
Subject
Content
Is Derivative Of
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor13
- James, Emrys, 1928-1989
- Bloom, Claire, 1931-
- Time-Life Television
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Porter, Eric, 1928-1995
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
- Jacobi, Derek
- Messina, Cedric
- Ambrose Video Publishing
- Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
- Bennett, Rodney, 1935-2017
- Allen, Patrick, 1927-2006
- Genre3
- Subject6
- Content1
- Is Derivative Of1