Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Hamlet (1955, Kishore Sahu)
| Title | Hamlet |
|---|---|
| Year | 1955 |
| Release Locations | India |
| Director | Kishore Sahu |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Languages | Urdu |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (interpretation) |
Description
Unfortunately I have been unable to locate a distributor for this film in the United States, as it offers an example of how the large and prolific Indian film industry would handle a Shakespeare movie. Not only as a result of British cultural imperialism but also, one hopes, because of his intrinsic merit, Shakespeare has long been a major literary figure in India. The journal, Hamlet Studies, for example, with a distinguished board of editors, is published in New Delhi
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Cast | Venus Bannerjee |
|---|---|
| Cast | Kamal Jir |
| Cast | Hiralai S. Nazir |
| Cast | Kishore Sahu |
| Cast | Mala Sinha |
Production Team and Crew Overview
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell