Richard Burton's Hamlet [videorecording] / Paul Brownstein Productions ; directed by John Gielgud ; produced for the screen by William Sargent and Alfred W. Crown ; restoration producer Paul Brownstein.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Image Entertainment, Image Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
1 videodisc (191 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + program guide.
Play by William Shakespeare. "A theatrofilm made during an actual Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City"--Opening frame. Filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on June 30 and July 1, 1964. "Film restoration in collaboration with the National Film and Television Archive of the British Film Institute.--Container. Interactive menus include filmographies and awards, trailer, chapter selections. "Includes unseen interview footage"--Container. Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, Eileen Herlie, William Redfield, George Rose, George Voskovec, John Gielgud, Robert Milli, John Cullum, Philip Coolidge, Hugh Alexander, Clement Fowler, Dillon Evans.
Summary:
Staged in rehearsal room and modern dress conditions, this is Richard Burton's performance as Hamlet. This play opened on Broadway April 9, 1964. This recording is not derived from a film, but from an attempt to simply record the stage show for one cinematic showing by placing cameras in the stalls during an actual performance.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)42887648 (OCoLC)42275852
Locations:
N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)
OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)
UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.