Hamlet IV: The Readiness is All
- Synopsis
- Professor Mack of Yale University lectures on the play. Part 1 discusses the social structures, customs and audiences of Elizabethan England. Part 2 looks at the play’s three stories: the ghost story, the detective story and the revenge story. Part 3 explores Hamlet’s themes of poison both literally and figuratively and Part 4 analyses the character of Hamlet and his progress toward maturity. Scenes from the play are enacted by actors form the Stratford Festival, Ontario.
- Series
- Hamlet
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1959
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- Out of UK 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 John Gardiner Laertes 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
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The catalogue entry for Archive Films notes that the 16mm copy is ‘faded and reddish’ (5/2007). 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
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
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Archive Films
- sales@archivefilms.com
- Web
- http://www.footage.net External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 646-613 4100
- Fax
- 646-613 4601
- Address
- 75 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet IV: The Readiness is All". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/9234 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)