| Richard Burton: Filmed in 1964, Richard Burton's Hamlet is a black and white film. The film is an 199 minute record of Burton's performance at the Lunt Fontanne Theater in New York City and was filmed over a two night period, using fifteen cameras. Directed by John Gielguld and produced by Alexander H. Cohen, the film also features Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, George Rose, Linda Marsh, John Cullen, Barnard Hughes and Eileen Herlie. |
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Paul Brownstein Productions. Inc. |
| Svend Gade: Released in 1920, Svend Gade's Hamlet: The Drama of Vengeance stars Danish actress Asta Nielsen in the title role. Made in Germany, this 78 minute black and white silent film with English subtitles film presents us with a Hamlet who, though actually a woman, is raised as a young man. The cast also includes Eduard von Winterstein, Mathilde Brandt, Anton de Verdier, Lilly Jacobssen, Hans Junkermann, Heinz Steida, Paul Conradi, and Fritz Achterberg. |
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Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Forbes-Robertson: Released in 1913, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson's Hamlet is a black and white silent film with English subtitles. The film is a 22 minute version of the play, directed by Hay Plumb and produced by Cecil M. Hepworth. Other cast members include Gertrude Eliot, Adeline Bourne, and J.H. Barnes. |
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Folger Shakespeare Library |
Hamlet in Asia 1995-2007
| Ha Mu Lai Te: Performed in Beijing , China in 1995 by the Beijing People's Dramatic Art Theatre Company. Directed by Lin Zhaohua. (Huaju) |
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Beijing People's Dramatic Art Theatre Company |
| Search: Hamlet - Edison: Search: Hamlet centres around an absent Hamlet. Each participant enters a dialogue that develops and interprets the contemporary search for Hamlet in their cultures and communities today. (Site-specific; theatre; Dance Drama; Film and Video Art) |
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TheatreWorks, Singapore |
| Search: Hamlet - Kronborg: Search: Hamlet centres around an absent Hamlet. Each participant enters a dialogue that develops and interprets the contemporary search for Hamlet in their cultures and communities today. Consists of two halves, first half: divided tours of spaces in Kronborg Castle with solo performances, second half dance drama at outer courtyard. (Site-specific; theatre; Dance Drama; Film and Video Art) |
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TheatreWorks, Singapore |
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Hamlet Unplugged: Performed in Tainan, Taiwan in 2005 by the Tainan Jen Theatre Company. Directed by Lu Boshen. (Huaju) |
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Tainan Jen Theatre Company |
| Ryutopia Hamlet: Performed in Tokyo, Japan in 2007 by the Ryutopia Noh Theatre Company. Directed by Kurita Yoshihiro. (Shingeki) |
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Ryutopia Noh Theatre Company |