Film Education | Hamlet – To Cut or not to Cut?

Hamlet

This education programme examines the importance of soliloquies in Shakespeare's work, and includes an exclusive interview with Kenneth Branagh about the challenges of producing a 'full length' version of the play for the screen.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Factual, Plays
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 29'06''
  • Broadcast date: 1997
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Shakespeare Archive Resource
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