Richard Burton's Hamlet

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Title:

Author:

Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

[Place of publication not identified] : Onward Production Ltd. and Paul Brownstein Productions ; Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [1999]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (191 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + program guide.

Summary:

Staged in rehearsal room and modern dress conditions, this is Richard Burton's performance as Hamlet. This play opened on Broadway April 9, 1964. This recording is not derived from a film, but from an attempt to simply record the stage show for one cinematic showing by placing cameras in the stalls during an actual performance.

General Note:

Play by William Shakespeare.

"A theatrofilm made during an actual Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City"--Opening frame.

Filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on June 30 and July 1, 1964.

"Film restoration in collaboration with the National Film and Television Archive of the British Film Institute.--Container.

Interactive menus include filmographies and awards, trailer, chapter selections.

"Includes unseen interview footage"--Container.

For specific features see interactive menu.

Language:

English

Personal Subject:

Hamlet (Legendary character)-Drama.