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The Resource Hamlet, Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, a Two Cities Films ; produced & directed by Laurence Olivier

Hamlet, Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, a Two Cities Films ; produced & directed by Laurence Olivier

Label
Hamlet
Title
Hamlet
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, a Two Cities Films ; produced & directed by Laurence Olivier
Title variation
Laurence Olivier's Hamlet
Creator
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film distributor
Funder
Production company
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer
Member of
Awards note
Academy Award: 1949, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carmen Dillon, Roger K. Furse); Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse); Best Picture (Laurence Olivier)
Cataloging source
LOY
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Hamlet (Motion picture : 1948)
Credits note
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; editor, Helga Cranston ; music, William Walton ; production designers, Roger Furse, Roger Ramsdell
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English dialogue ; optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired
LC call number
  • PN1997
  • PR2807
LC item number
  • .H36 2000
  • .A23
PerformerNote
Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Jean Simmons, Peter Cushing, Anthony Quayle
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1907-1989
  • 1894-1968
  • 1889-1979
  • 1921-2005
  • 1929-2010
  • 1564-1616
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Olivier, Laurence
  • Sydney, Basil
  • Herlie, Eileen
  • Wooland, Norman
  • Aylmer, Felix
  • Morgan, Terence
  • Simmons, Jean
  • Shakespeare, William
  • Janus Films
  • Rank Organisation
  • Two Cities Films
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
153
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
82
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hamlet
  • Princes
  • Revenge
  • Melancholy
  • Mothers and sons
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Hamlet, Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, a Two Cities Films ; produced & directed by Laurence Olivier
Instantiates
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Full screen
  • Originally produced in 1948 as a motion picture
  • Digital transfer with restored image and sound
Accompanying material
1 booklet (1 folded sheet (6 pages) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
  • videodisc
  • sheet
Carrier category code
  • vd
  • nb
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
  • two-dimensional moving image
  • text
Content type code
  • tdi
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (153 min.)
Isbn
9780780021310
Media category
  • video
  • unmediated
Media MARC source
  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
  • n
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
037429128428
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
HAM020
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm45055231
  • (OCoLC)45055231
System details
DVD, Dolby digital mono, 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Hamlet, Janus Films, a J. Arthur Rank Enterprise, a Two Cities Films ; produced & directed by Laurence Olivier
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Title from disc label
  • Full screen
  • Originally produced in 1948 as a motion picture
  • Digital transfer with restored image and sound
Accompanying material
1 booklet (1 folded sheet (6 pages) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
  • videodisc
  • sheet
Carrier category code
  • vd
  • nb
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
  • two-dimensional moving image
  • text
Content type code
  • tdi
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (153 min.)
Isbn
9780780021310
Media category
  • video
  • unmediated
Media MARC source
  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
  • n
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
037429128428
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
HAM020
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm45055231
  • (OCoLC)45055231
System details
DVD, Dolby digital mono, 1.33:1 aspect ratio
Video recording format
DVD

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