John V. Hansen Footage of Hamlet at Kronberg
- Synopsis
- Silent amateur film shot by John V. Hansen, engineer and member of the Amateur Cinema League, of a performance of Tyrone Guthrie’s Hamlet at Kronberg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark with Laurence Olivier as Hamlet. The first title card states that ‘the oldest metropolitan daily Berlingske Tidende of Copenhagen presents the Old Vic at Kronberg’. The second title states ‘snappy colour-shots from different angles of Scenes from Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’'. Film shows audience, cast getting ready and shots taken throughout the play. [With acknowledgement to the Human Studies Film Archives for the synopsis].
- Country
- Denmark; United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Silent
- Recording date
- 1937
- Duration
- 10 mins; 262 (16mm) feet
Credits
- Cinematographer
- John V. Hansen
- Contributor
- Tyrone Guthrie
- Cast
Laurence Olivier Hamlet John Abbott Claudius Dorothy Dix Gertrude George Howe Polonius Vivien Leigh Ophelia Leo Genn Horatio Michael Redgrave Laertes Torin Thatcher Ghost
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Old Vic Theatre Company
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- amateur films; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre
Notes
- Notes
- Title supplied by the Human Studies Film Archive cataloguer.
Archive
- Name
Human Studies Film Archives
- hsfa@si.edu
- Web
- http://www.nmnh.si.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 301 238 1315
- Address
- Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland
MD 20746
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "John V. Hansen Footage of Hamlet at Kronberg". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71983 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)