The Great Hamlets

In the first program, each actor comments on the major scenes of the play, and, through excerpts from productions that range from the silent film era to the modern stage, we see various interpretations of those scenes. Trevor Nunn then interviews each actor about the source of his interpretation. Th...

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Other Authors: ABC News Productions., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c1985.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., b&w & col., digital file.
Series: Great Hamlets.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Importance of Hamlet to Actors (3:19)
  • Interviews with Actors (2:36)
  • Actors on Playing the Role of Hamlet (2:41)
  • Early Hamlet Actors (4:08)
  • Ghost in "Hamlet" (3:27)
  • Hamlet's Madness/Love for Mother (4:12)
  • Hamlet's Mother (4:28)
  • Hamlet: A Loner (4:11)
  • Hamlet's Passion for Actors (4:36)
  • Hamlet's Doubts and Hesitations (3:08)
  • Dramatic Interpretation of Hamlet's Lines (6:32)
  • Actors and Audience (3:29)
  • Hamlet's Soliloquies (5:18)