Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Hamlet IV: The Readiness Is All (1962, John Barnes)
| Title | Hamlet IV: The Readiness Is All |
|---|---|
| Year | 1962 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | John Barnes |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 30 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | college and university high school |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (documentary) |
| Series | The Humanities Series |
Description
The fourth film in the Hamlet series (see also numbers 108, 112, and 113) takes a look at Hamlet as a young man, a person, suffering from the shock of his father's death and mother's re-marriage. The prince is shown as the type of the alienated youth
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Hamlet | Peter Donat |
|---|---|
| Laertes | John Gardiner |
| Claudius | Max Helpmann |
| Gertrude | Charmion King |
| Lecturer | Maynard Mack |
| Horatio | William Needles |
| Polonius | Frank Peddie |
| Ghost | Tony Van Bridge |
Production Team and Crew Overview
Company Overview
| Producer | Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell