Hyperion to a Satyr: Hamlet Act I, Scene 5 - The Ghost's Story

Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act I, Scene 5, Part 1, the Ghost tells Hamlet its story.

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Credits:
Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with clips from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi; and the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant.

Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Brian Blessed and Kenneth Branagh; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Laurence Olivier; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Patrick Allen and Derek Jacobi; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Sam Shepard; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor, starring James Frail; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Patrick Stewart and David Tennant; and "Prière du spectre à Hamlet", "Roi vivant" and "J'éffacerai de ma mémoire" by Johnny Hallyday.

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