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Title:

Shakespeare and his stage videorecording : approaches to Hamlet / Films for the Humanities ; directed by Daniel Seltzer ; produced and directed by Harold Mantell.

Format:

videorecording :

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities,

Copyright Date:

c1988

Description:

1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616.--Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Dramatic production.
Theater--England--History.

Other Authors:

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-
Gielgud, John, Sir, 1904-
Williamson, Nicol.
Barrymore, John, 1882-1942.
Seltzer, Daniel.
Mantell, Harold,
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Other Titles:

Approaches to Hamlet.

Notes:

Publisher's no.: FFH 121. VHS format. Originally released as motion picture in 1975.

Summary:

Recreates the theatre of Shakespeare's day through the staging of scenes from Hamlet in an Elizabethan courtyard near Stratford, England. Contrasts styles of Shakespearean role playing with excerpts from performances by Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Nicol Williamson and John Barrymore. Includes views of landmarks in London, Stratford and Warwick which shaped Shakespeare's approach to theatrical practice.

Series:

History of drama [4]

OCLC:

(OCoLC)19697770

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)