Hamlet DVD Movie

Hamlet

List Price	$29.95 (You save $7.80)
Studio	Criterion Collection
Orig Year	1948
DVD Encoding	All Regions
All Time Sales Rank	12347
CD Universe Part number	1235659
Catalog number	020
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 19, 2000
Rating	Not Rated
Running Time	155 Minutes
Additional Info	Criterion Collection
Movie Details	B&W; Mono Sound; Criterion Collection

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Hamlet DVD

Region 0
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono
1.0 - English
Interactive Features:
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