Tragiska Historien om Hamlet, Den
- Alternative title
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Synopsis
- A Swedish made-for-television film version of Hamlet. The interpretation, which eliminates over half the play’s text, is heavily influenced by Kozintsev. Stellan Skarsgaard is Hamlet.
- Language
- Swedish
- Country
- Sweden
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 7 Jan 1985 (Channel: SVT 1)
- Duration
- 160 mins
Credits
- Director
- Ragnar Lyth
- Cinematographer
- John Olsson
- Writer
- Jan Mark
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Joseph Papp Discusses the Movie ‘Den Tragiska Historien om Hamlet-Prins av Denmark’
Notes
- Notes
- The US broadcast was followed by a discussion of the film by Joseph Papp and Diane Venora. The LC copy is minus this interview, presented as part of A Festival of Swedish Television and introduced by Wilhelm Wachtmeister, Swedish Ambassador to the US.
- General
- The filming took place in location in Sweden in the abandoned 19th-century Nobel dynamite factory.
- History
- Transmitted in the US WYNC-TV 7 February 1987 and re-broadcast on WYNC-TC (Channel 31) 11 May 1987 at 20.00.
- Reviews
- Bernice W. Kliman, Shakespeare on Film Newsletter Vol.11, no.2, April 1987, 1+4.
Production Company
- Name
MovieMakers
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
- Name
National Library of Sweden, Department of Audiovisual Media
- foexp@kb.se
- Web
- http://www.smdb.kb.se External site opens in new window
- Phone
- =46 (0) 10-709 30 20
- Fax
- +46 (0)10-709 39 34
- Address
- Research Service
Box 5039
102 41 Stockholm
Sweden - Notes
- The Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images (SLBA) ceased to exist as a public authority in its own right at the end of 2008. As of 1 January 2009, it operate as the Department of Audiovisual Media under the National Library of Sweden.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tragiska Historien om Hamlet, Den". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37608 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)