| Edition |
RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 82
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Criterion collection ; 82.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing, Anthony Quayle. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; editor, Helga Cranston ; music, William Walton ; production designers, Roger Furse, Roger Ramsdell. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1948 as a motion picture. |
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1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Summary |
The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer. |
| Awards |
Academy Award: 1949, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carmen Dillon, Roger K. Furse); Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse); Best Picture (Laurence Olivier) |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Hamlet (Legendary character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Princes -- Denmark -- Drama.
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Princes. |
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Denmark. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
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Sydney, Basil, 1894-1968.
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Herlie, Eileen.
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Wooland, Norman.
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Aylmer, Felix, 1889-1979.
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Morgan, Terence, 1921-2005.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Dickinson, Desmond, 1902-1986.
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Cranston, Helga, 1921-2013.
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Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989.
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Cushing, Peter, 1913-1994.
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Walton, William, 1902-1983.
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Furse, Roger.
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Ramsdell, Roger.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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Janus Films.
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Rank Organisation.
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Two Cities Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on disc: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet |
| Added Title |
Hamlet (Motion picture : 1948)
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| ISBN |
0780021312 |
|
9780780021310 |
| Standard No. |
037429128428 |
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