"To Be or Not to Be": Some Views of Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
- Synopsis
- US anthology arts series introduced by Alistair Cooke. The final item in the programme (42 minutes) offers interpretations of Hamlet’s soliloquy ‘To be, or not to be’, with players from the Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario. The segment is directed for stage by Eliot Silverstein and for television by Seymour Robbie. Hosted by Walter Kerr.
- Series
- Omnibus (Us Series)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 30 Jan 1955 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 90 mins
Credits
- Director
- Seymour Robbie
- Producer
- Robert Saudek
- Contributor
- Walter Kerr
- Cast
Ann Casson Douglas Campbell Tony Van Bridge William Hutt William Needles
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
- Name
CBS Television
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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""To Be or Not to Be": Some Views of Shakespeare’s Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37193 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)