SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

One of a series of seven films (abridged performances) produced by the National Geographic Society in association with the television station WQED, Pittsburgh. The art direction, sets and costumes in co-operation with the Drama Department of Carnegie-Mellon University. Narrated by John Harrison.

Series

World of William Shakespeare, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Television; Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1985

Recording date

1978

Transmission details

(Channel: WQED-Pittsburgh)

Duration

31 mins

Credits

Director

Bob Walsh

Producer

M. von Brauchitsch

Writer

Elaine W. Fowler; Louis B. Wright

Production Design

William F. Matthews

Art Direction

Cletus Anderson

Contributor

John Harrison

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Time is out of Joint, The

Notes

General

Produced with the c-operation of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

History

Transmission date not known.

Reviews

McLean, Andrew M. Shakespeare Quarterly 30 (1979): 415-17 (in review-article).

Production Company

Name

National Geographic Society

Notes

Programmes distributed in the UK by Quadarant Video

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email

reference@folger.edu

Web

http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window

Phone

(202) 544 4600

Fax

(202) 544 4623

Address

201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

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