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Additional authors

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
2. Colleran, John
3. Sargent, William, Jr
4. Crown, Alfred W
5. Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000
6. Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
7. Edwards, Ben, 1916-1999
8. Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969
9. Greenwood, Jane
10. Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
11. Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992
12. Collidge, Philip
13. Cullum, John, 1930-
14. Cronyn, Hume
15. Herlie, Eileen
16. Marsh, Linda, 1939-
17. Rose, George, 1920-1988
18. Redfield, William, 1927-1976
19. Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981
20. Evans, Dillon
21. Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006
22. Fowler, Clem
23. Ebert, Michael
24. Milli, Robert
25. Garland, Geoff
26. Warner Bros. Pictures, producer
27. Electronovision Productions

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (191 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. John Gielgud discusses his production in the introduction to the film.

Subject

1. Theater > New York (State) > New York
2. Film adaptations
3. Drama

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOV 86

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Original stage production credits: Alexander H. Cohen presents John Gilegud's production of Hamlet ; designed by Ben Edwards ; lighting by Jean Rosenthal ; clothes by Jane Greenwood.

Performer (note)

1. Richard Burton, Alfred Drake, Philip Collidge, John Cullum, Hume Cronyn, Eileen Herlie, Linda Marsh, George Rose, William Redfield, George Voskovec, Dillon Evans, Barnard Hughes, Clement Fowler, Michael Ebert, Geoff Garland, Robert Milli, and John Gielgud as the voice of the Ghost.

Biography (note)

1. A modern dress version of Hamlet, which played the spring and summer of 1964, closing on August 8th, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, N.Y. The three live performances of June 30 and July 1 were filmed in Electronovision/Theatrofilm, an electronic-optical process to record theater performances. The three renditions were edited into one, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film played simultaneously in over 1000 movie theaters in the United States on Sept. 23-24, 1964.

Title

1. Hamlet [videorecording] / [produced by] William Sargent Jr., Alfred W. Crown, Alexander H. Cohen ; distributers, Warner Bros. Pictures ; [written by] William Shakespeare ; directed for the stage by John Gielgud ; [film director], John Colleran.

Imprint

1. New York, 1964.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Original stage production credits: Alexander H. Cohen presents John Gilegud's production of Hamlet ; designed by Ben Edwards ; lighting by Jean Rosenthal ; clothes by Jane Greenwood.

Cast

1. Richard Burton, Alfred Drake, Philip Collidge, John Cullum, Hume Cronyn, Eileen Herlie, Linda Marsh, George Rose, William Redfield, George Voskovec, Dillon Evans, Barnard Hughes, Clement Fowler, Michael Ebert, Geoff Garland, Robert Milli, and John Gielgud as the voice of the Ghost.

Biography

1. A modern dress version of Hamlet, which played the spring and summer of 1964, closing on August 8th, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, N.Y. The three live performances of June 30 and July 1 were filmed in Electronovision/Theatrofilm, an electronic-optical process to record theater performances. The three renditions were edited into one, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film played simultaneously in over 1000 movie theaters in the United States on Sept. 23-24, 1964.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Hamlet.
2. Colleran, John, director.
3. Sargent, William, Jr, producer.
4. Crown, Alfred W, producer.
5. Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000, producer.
6. Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, director.
7. Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, voice actor.
8. Edwards, Ben, 1916-1999, set designer.
9. Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969, lighting designer.
10. Greenwood, Jane, costume designer.
11. Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, actor.
12. Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992, actor.
13. Collidge, Philip, actor.
14. Cullum, John, 1930- actor.
15. Cronyn, Hume, actor.
16. Herlie, Eileen, actor.
17. Marsh, Linda, 1939- actor.
18. Rose, George, 1920-1988, actor.
19. Redfield, William, 1927-1976, actor.
20. Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981, actor.
21. Evans, Dillon, actor.
22. Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006, actor.
23. Fowler, Clem, actor.
24. Ebert, Michael, actor.
25. Milli, Robert, actor.
26. Garland, Geoff, actor.
27. Warner Bros. Pictures, producer.
28. Electronovision Productions.

Research call number

1. NCOV 86