Hamlet [videorecording]
2015
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Sarah Frankcom and Margaret Williams direct this adaptation of Hamlet featuring Maxine Peake in the title role. Embittered by the death of his father the King, and subsequent marriage of his mother Gertrude (Barbara Marten) to his uncle, Claudius (John Shrapnel), Prince Hamlet (Peake) is further discomfited when he encounters the ghost of his late father on the castle battlements. The ghost tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius, and must be avenged. Hamlet promises to bring his uncle to justice, but his efforts are continually thwarted by his own indecision, leading to madness and death for those around him.
Main title:
Hamlet [videorecording] / producer, Anne Beresford; producer, Debbie Gray.
Author:
Williams, Margaret, directorFrankcom, Sarah, directorBaranowski, Alex, composer (expression)Peake, Maxine, actorMarten, Barbara, actorShrapnel, John, actorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616, book author
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : Spirit Entertainment, 2015.
Collation:
1 DVD (208 min.) : colour
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 2015.Based on the play by William Shakespeare.DVDN.
Credits:
Credits: director, Margaret Williams; director, Sarah Frankcom; writer, William Shakespeare; music, Alex Baranowski.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Maxine Peake, Barbara Marten, John Shrapnel, Gillian Bevan, Katie West, Thomas Arnold.
Audience:
BBFC code: 12.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Local class:
822
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1101732
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