SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Time is out of Joint, The

Synopsis

Documentary about the work of Heinrich Müller, Ulrich Mühe and the ensemble of the Deutsches Theatre in East Berlin on the production of Hamlet/Hamlet Machine which became increasingly intertwined with the political events that led to the collapse of the German Democratic Republic.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1991

Transmission details

15 Jan 2004 (Channel: ZDF Theaterkanal)

Duration

100 mins

Credits

Director

Christoph Reuter

Contributor

Heiner Müller; Ulrich Mühe

Additional Details

Theatre

Deutsches Theatre, Berlin

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Hamlet Machine

Notes

Notes

English subtitles.

General

Some sequences in black and white.

History

The programmes was transmitted on ZDF’s Theaterkanal on 15 January 2004 but this is likely to be a repeat transmission. Original transmission date unknown (12/2007).

Production Company

Name

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Notes

Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Archive

Name

Goethe-Institut London Library

Email

library@london.goethe.org

Web

http://www.goethe.de/Ins/gb/lon/wis/bib/auo/enindex.htm External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7411 3452

Fax

020 7584 3180

Address

50 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2PH

Notes

16mm films previously available from the Goethe Institut are now handled by BFI Collections.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email

programmservice@zdf.de

Web

http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0049-(0)6131/70 9510

Fax

0049-(0)06131/70 9515

Address

HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany