William Shakespeare
1) Hamlet
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The historic production of Hamlet filmed on location at Elsinore, Denmark, the actual location where the play is set. The only production of Shakespeare's masterpiece ever filmed at Elsinore. This truly unique and thrilling production has not been seen in North America since its original premiere in 1964 on NET, the precursor to PBS.
Bonus disc: In conversation with Christopher Plummer: filmed live at the 2011 Sarasota Film Festival, NPR film critic...