Hamlet III: The Poisoned Kingdom
- Synopsis
- The play’s theme of ‘poison’ is explored, both in the physical sense of the three poisoning episodes, and in the figurative sense of subtly spreading corruption and evil.
- Series
- Hamlet
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1959
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- Out of Distribution (2006).
Credits
- Director
- Douglas Campbell; Floyd Rinker; John Barnes; Michael Langham
- Writer
- Maynard Mack
- Cast
Peter Donat Hamlet Max Helpmann Claudius Charmion King Gertrude Frank Peddie Polonius Tony Van Bridge Ghost William Needles Horatio
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; literary criticism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress holds master material only, no viewing copy (9/2007).
Production Company
- Name
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Web
- http://www.eb.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 312 347 7944
- Fax
- +1 312 347 7903
- Address
- Chicago, IL 60604
USA
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor
- Name
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet III: The Poisoned Kingdom". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/9233 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)