Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Hamlet (1989, Melvyn Bragg)
| Title | Hamlet |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Melvyn Bragg |
| Medium | Color video |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (documentary) |
Description
A documentary that explores the popularity and appeal of Hamlet. "After introductory remarks, [Producer] Melvin Bragg summarizes the plot using illustrative clips, exploring the question of Hamlet's possible madness and the Oedipus complex. The film juxtaposes actors' interpretations of soliloquies and directors' views of the play. . . . Highlights are [Pryce's] internalized ghost and Rylance's Hamlet, whose head is submerged in a basin by Claudius as he asks where Polonius' body is" (Tatspaugh, Patricia. "Notes from London." SFNL 14.1 [Dec. 1989]: 7)
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 | John Barton |
|---|---|
| Cast | Melvyn Bragg |
| Cast | Ron Daniels |
| Cast | Richard Eyre |
| Cast | Tyrone Guthrie |
| Cast | Yuri Lyubimov |
| Cast | Charles Marowitz |
| Cast | Michael Pennington |
| Cast | Mark Rylance |
| Cast | Orson Welles |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Melvyn Bragg |
|---|---|
| Producer | Chris Hunt |
| Editor | Melvyn Bragg |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell