Hamlet is a 1974 filmed adaptation of John Bell and Richard Wherrett's theatre production of the play.[2][3]
| Hamlet | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Hamlet by William Shakespeare |
| Directed by | Julian Pringle |
| Starring | John Bell Jeff Ashby Anna Volska Max Cullen |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Running time | 150 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 19 October 1974[1] |
Cast
edit- John Bell as Hamlet
- Jeff Ashby as Claudius
- Max Cullen as Polonius and gravedigger
- Ken Lawrence as Marcellus, Fortinbras
- Roger Newcombe as Laertes and Guildenstern
- John Paramor as Rosencrantz and Horatio
- Anna Volska as Ophelia
- Beverly Phillips as Gertrude
- Michael Rolfe
- Wayne Phelan
Production
editThe text was reduced to 150 minutes with 21 characters played by a cast of ten. It was filmed less than a year before it aired.[4]
It was one of a series of play productions the ABC filmed around 1972 to 1974.
References
edit- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide". 14 October 1974. p. 4.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76
- ^ Hamlet 1973 Australian theatre production details at Ausstage
- ^ "John Bell's Hamlet is different". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 14 October 1974. p. 1.
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