SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US low budget independent film directed by Simon Bowler with David Melville as Hamlet. Publicity asserts ‘Shakespeare’s Hamlet - Dogma style’. A heavily cut text performed on a bare set.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2009

Duration

77 mins

Credits

Director

Simon Bowler

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

David Melville	Hamlet
Michael Keith Gordon	Claudius
Bernadette Sullivan	Gertrude
Schwartz David Nathan	Polonius
Melissa Chalsma	Ophelia
Danny Campbell	Player King
Danny Campbell	Ghost
Danny Campbell	Gravedigger
Darrel Guilbeau	Rosencrantz
Darrel Guilbeau	Marcellus
Heyden Adams	Player
Heyden Adams	Laertes
Jennifer Mefford	Player Queen
Jennifer Mefford	Messenger
Matt Hurley	Barnardo
Matt Hurley	Guildenstern
Matt Hurley	Osric
Sean Pritchett	Horatio

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Source: Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Estimated budget: $100,000.

Production Company

Name

Symbolic Pictures

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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