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Hamlet
Uniform Title
Hamlet (Motion picture : 1996)
Title
Hamlet [videorecording] / [presented by] Castle Rock Entertainment ; produced by David Barron ; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
ISBN
1419849727
9781419849725
Edition
Two-disc special ed.
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Introduction by director/star Kenneth Branagh; commentary by Kenneth Branagh and Shakespeare scholar Russell Jackson; new digital transfer from original 70mm elements; featurette "To be on camera: a history with Hamlet"; 1996 Cannes Film Festival promo; Shakespeare movies trailer gallery.
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, Neil Farrell ; music, Patrick Doyle ; "In pace" performed by Placido Domingo ; production designer, Tim Harvey.
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Summary
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Variant and related titles
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 11, 2007
Credits
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; editor, Neil Farrell ; music, Patrick Doyle ; "In pace" performed by Placido Domingo ; production designer, Tim Harvey.
Cast
Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, Rufus Sewell, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet.
System details note
DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; some violent images and sexuality.
Videorecording number
C2683 Warner Home Video
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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