| Edition |
RSDL dual-layer edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 82 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 82.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono, 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing, Anthony Quayle. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; editor, Helga Cranston ; music, William Walton ; production designers, Roger Furse, Roger Ramsdell. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1948 as a motion picture. |
| Awards |
Academy Award: 1949, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carmen Dillon, Roger K. Furse); Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse); Best Picture (Laurence Olivier) |
| Summary |
The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Feature films.
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Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Princes -- Denmark -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
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Sydney, Basil, 1894-1968.
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Herlie, Eileen.
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Wooland, Norman.
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Aylmer, Felix, 1889-1979.
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Morgan, Terence.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Dickinson, Desmond, 1902-1986.
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Cranston, Helga, 1921-2013
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Walton, William, 1902-1983.
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Furse, Roger.
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Ramsdell, Roger.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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Janus Films.
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J. Arthur Rank Enterprise (Firm)
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Two Cities Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on disc: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet |
| ISBN |
0780021312 |
| Standard No. |
037429128428 |
| Music No. |
HAM020 The Criterion Collection |
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