| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Hamlet the Danish prince swears revenge to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge for the man's murder by taking the life of Claudius, who is now married to Hamelet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet becomes torn between avenging his father's death and his reluctance to spill blood |
| Notes |
Based on the play by William Shakespeare |
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"IFSHV069HA" |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1990 |
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Includes special features, 'To be or not to be', Mel Gibson as Hamlet documentary |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Christopher De Vore & Franco Zeffirelli ; produced by Dyson Lovell ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli |
| Cast |
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham-Carter |
| Audience |
Rating: G |
| Notes |
DVD ; Region 4 ; PAL ; Widescreen |
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In English |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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Gibson, Mel.
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Close, Glenn, 1947-
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Zeffirelli, Franco.
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De Vore, Christopher.
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Lovell, Dyson.
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Icon Films.
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