Imposters, The
- Alternative title
- Ship of Fools
- Synopsis
- Slapstick comedy feature film set in the Depression. Maurice (Platt) and Arthur (Tucci) are two struggling actors who insult a famous hammy and declamatory Shakespearean actor, Jeremy Burtom (Molina) who is playing Hamlet on Broadway. Chased by him they stow away on a liner sailing to France to find that Burtom is also on board. There are several references to Hamlet throughout including an ill-fated recitation of the ‘to be or not to be ' speech. Lanier (op cit) believes Burtom’s performance is a parody of John Barrymore in the final stages of his career.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1998
- Duration
- 101 mins
Credits
- Director
- Stanley Tucci
- Producer
- Elizabeth W. Alexander; Stanley Tucci
- Cinematographer
- Ken Kelsch
- Screenplay
- Stanley Tucci
- Music
- Gary DeMichele
- Costume
- Andrei Belgrader
- Art Direction
- Chris Shriver
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Available from amazon.co.uk on DVD Region 1 only.
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 174, entry 726).
Production Company
- Name
20th Century Fox
- Name
First Cold Press
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Imposters, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67765 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)