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Shakespeare and his stage: approaches to Hamlet
- Title
- Shakespeare and his stage: approaches to Hamlet [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Harold Mantell ; scenario by Daniel Seltzer.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1988.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 559 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- This documentary on various approaches to playing Shakespeare's Hamlet focues on a young actor rehearsing the role. As he works out his interpretation we are shown archival film clips of actors John Barrymore, Laurence Olivier, and Nicol Williamson playing Hamlet. Narrator John Gielgud, who played the role on stage, recites a speech from the play.
- Alternative Title
- Approaches to Hamlet
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Note
- An episode in the 'History of Drama' video series.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Photography by Anthony Spalla ; edited by Carlo Arcamone ; music by Arnold Black.
- Performer (note)
- Narrator: John Gielgud.
- Featuring Stephen Tate and Lesley Duff, directed by Daniel Seltzer.
- Archival footage: John Barrymore, Nicol Williamson, and Laurence Olivier.
- Event (note)
- Filmed in London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975.
- Call Number
- NCOX 559
- OCLC
- 1091051774
- Title
- Shakespeare and his stage: approaches to Hamlet [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Harold Mantell ; scenario by Daniel Seltzer.
- Imprint
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1988.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Photography by Anthony Spalla ; edited by Carlo Arcamone ; music by Arnold Black.
- Cast
- Narrator: John Gielgud.Featuring Stephen Tate and Lesley Duff, directed by Daniel Seltzer.Archival footage: John Barrymore, Nicol Williamson, and Laurence Olivier.
- Event
- Filmed in London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Mantell, Harold, film producer.Mantell, Harold, film director.Seltzer, Daniel.Seltzer, Daniel, director.Spalla, Anthony, director of photography.Arcamone, Carlo, editor of moving image work.Black, Arnold, composer.Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, narrator.Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, actor.Tate, Stephen, actor.Duff, Lesley, actor.Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, actor.Williamson, Nicol, actor.Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, actor.Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 559