π Overview:
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1964-04-15
β Running Time:
170 mins
β Vote Average:
7.7
Beloved Cast
Hamlet
Christopher Plummer
Claudius
Robert Shaw
Gertrude
June Tobin
Polonius
Alec Clunes
Ophelia
Jo Maxwell Muller
Horatio
Michael Caine
Laertes
Dyson Lovell
Rosencrantz
David Calderisi
Guildenstern
Bill Wallis
Osric
Philip Locke
Marcellus
Peter Prowse
Bernardo
Michael Goldie
Gravedigger
Roy Kinnear
Fortinbras
Donald Sutherland
Captain
Joby Blanshard
Priest
Charles Carson
Lucianus
Steven Berkoff
Player King
David Swift
Player Queen
Lindsay Kemp
Prologue
William Hobbs