 | HAMLET Winner of the 1949 Oscars for Best Picture and Actor, Laurence Olivier's stunning film was famously subtitled 'the tragedy of the man who couldn't make up his mind.' Olivier delivers a tour de force as director and star. Click here for more information. |
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| BBC Shakespeare Collection HAMLET Derek Jacobi is searingly real as Hamlet in the BBC's superb production of the full script, withworthy support from Patrick Stewart, Claire Bloom and Eric Porter, directed by Rodney Bennett. Click here for more information on DVD and Download. |
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 | HAMLET Kenneth Branagh's acclaimed film version of the full text which is now available on dvd, download and video. Also starring Kate Winslet, Derek Jacobi and Julie Christie. Click here for more information and to view the trailer. | | | |
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 | HAMLET Directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm and Helena Bonham Carter, Hamlet is a clear, direct and vitally cinematic version of the play. Click here for more information. |
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HAMLET Film Facts Sheets For our Guide to Film Adaptations of Hamlet including Akira Kurosawa, Grigori Kozintsev and Feng Xiaogang click here. For our Guide to Hamlet Study and Classroom Teaching on Film, DVD and Video click here. For our Shakespeare Complete Film History of Hamlet fact sheet click here. To shop for more Hamlet Films click here for our Hamlet Shop. |
| HAMLET BY BROOK Legendary Director Peter Brook's production of Hamlet filmed at his theatre in Paris, with Adrian Lester as Hamlet. Fast-paced, and clear, this also includes a film of Brook at work with the company. Click here for more information. |
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 | HAMLET Directed by and starring Kevin Kline, this filmed performance of his acclaimed stage role as Hamlet for Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival is clear and particularly good at the comedic humour. Click here for more information. |
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 | HAMLET Directed by John Gielgud this is a filmed performance of Richard Burton's infamous 1964 Broadway Hamlet, staged as if it were a dress rehearsal. Burton is a revelation as Hamlet, highly physical, dynamic and quick. Click here for more information. |
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| HAMLET Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins and Marianne Faithfull star in Tony Richardson's filmed 1969 Roundhouse Theatre production, with Williamson capturing the edgy madness and 1960's counterculture. Click here for more information. |
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