Laurence Olivier's Hamlet
In Shakespeare's classic drama exploring madness, guilt, justice and self-perception, Denmark's Prince Hamlet feigns madness in order to catch his father's killer.
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2006]
- Copyright ©2006
Content descriptions
General Note: | Academy award for best picture, 1948. DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. At head of title: Laurence Olivier's. Standard version. Leaflet with production notes and chapter list inserted in container. GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer. |
System Details Note: | DVD Dolby digital mono. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For home use only. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 26.49 |
Language Note: | SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
Awards Note: | Winner of four Oscars (1948): Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration for Black and White, Best Costume Design for Black and White, Best Picture |