description: This above to thine own self be true;And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.The searing tragedy of young student Hamlet, tormented by his father's death and confronting each of us with the mirror of our own mortality in an imperfect world.
language: English
title: Hamlet: A Television Script. Adapted by Michael Benthall and Ralph Nelson for presentation on the CBS Television Network by the Old Vic Company on February 24, 1959 at 9:30 EST.
titlecomplete: Hamlet: A Television Script. Adapted by Michael Benthall and Ralph Nelson for presentation on the CBS Television Network by the Old Vic Company on February 24, 1959 at 9:30 EST.
characters: Polonius, Hamlet, Gertrude, Francisco, Bernardo, Claudius, King of Denmark, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Ophelia, Cornelius, Fortinbras, Laertes, Reynaldo, Voltimand, Marcellus, Osric, Horatio
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Fiction, Read For School, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 912529
places: Denmark
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Penguin