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Hamlet Cover Image DVD DVD

Hamlet

Summary: In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419849727
  • ISBN: 9781419849725
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Two-disc special ed.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
DVD special features include: Introduction by director/star Kenneth Branagh; commentary by Kenneth Branagh and Shakespeare scholar Russell Jackson; new digital transfer from original 70mm elements; featurette "To be on camera: a history with Hamlet"; 1996 Cannes Film Festival promo; Shakespeare movies trailer gallery.
Participant or Performer Note: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, Rufus Sewell, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; some violent images and sexuality.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE -- MATURE THEME. Manitoba Film Classification Board
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Subject: DVDs
Shakespeare, William -- 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations
Shakespeare, William -- 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations
Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama
Princes -- Denmark -- Fiction
Murder victims' families -- Drama
Fathers -- Death -- Drama
Revenge -- Drama
Video recording
Genre: Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Portage la Prairie Regional Library DVD PG-13 HAM 2838 (Text) 3675000121787 DVD Volume hold Available -

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