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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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Great Hamlets.
Corporate Authors: ABC News Productions
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], ©1985.
Series:Films on Demand.
Great Hamlets.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Drama.
British literature > History > 16th century.
British literature > History > 17th century.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Drama.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (56 min.) : sound, black and white & color, digital file.
Format: Electronic Video
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)