To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

19851h 39m

Documentary

Overview

Documentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the part discuss Hamlet's personality, Shakespeare's play, and the enduring popular fascination it has inspired. The actors interviewed are Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Richard Burton, Nicol Williamson, Ben Kingsley, Jean Louis Barrault, Vittorio Gassman, Maximilian Schell, Innocenti Smoktunovsky, and Mandy Patinkin. Includes excerpts from various film and television versions of Hamlet, featuring these actors and others.

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The Hamlet Syndrome
This Is Hamlet
Hamlet Within
The Name of Action
Hamlet {Solo}
Grand Theft Hamlet
The Hamlet Adventure
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Discovering Hamlet
To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Country
Shakespeare Country
Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English
The Lost Media of Aaron Aaron Byrne
Hamlet: The Actor's View
Dead Poets Society
Twelfth Night
The Tempest