This Above All: Why Hamlet is Shakespeare’s Greatest Play

Synopsis
Video lecture by Peter Garino (Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Project of Chicago) including film clips from various adaptations of the play featuring Christopher Plummer, Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson and David Tennant as well as readings from the play.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Transmission details
22 Feb 2021
Duration
68 mins

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
Hamlet (character)

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/JNR-EwrotcM
Online format
Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Highland Park Public Library

Name

Shakespeare Project of Chicago

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "This Above All: Why Hamlet is Shakespeare’s Greatest Play". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79360 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)