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Shakespeare in Performance: Film

Discovering Hamlet (1990)

TitleDiscovering Hamlet
Year1990
Release LocationsUSA
MediumColor video
Length53 mins
Play ConnectionsHamlet (documentary)

Description

Outlines the process of bringing a play from text to full production, via Hamlet (Derek Jacobi directing, and starring Kenneth Branagh).

Description by Tanya Gough. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14

Cast Overview

Himself/HamletKenneth Branagh
HimselfDerek Jacobi
NarratorSir Patrick Stewart

Production information courtesy of: Tanya Gough