H for Hamlet

Synopsis
Independent low-budget feature film. A contemporary adaptation of Hamlet, retaining Shakespeare’s verse, and set in an urban, alienating Dublin.
Language
English
Country
Ireland
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1994
Availability
No archive copy or distributor found (2006).

Credits

Director
Vinny Murphy
Producer
Yvonne Thunder
Cinematographer
John Moore (2)
Production Design
Ned McLoughlin
Cast
Robert MonksHamlet
Vinny MurphyClaudius
Rachel MeehanGertrude
Jack LynchPolonius
Michele BardonOphelia

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Filmed on Betacam.
Reviews
Mike Collins, Film Ireland, (December 1993, no. 38), p38.

Production Company

Name

Jobstown Community College (Tallaght)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "H for Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37821 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)