Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
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.
Director: Philip Saville
https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/hamlet-at-elsinore/
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Christopher Plummer as Hamlet |
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Robert Shaw as Claudius |
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Alec Clunes as Polonius |
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Michael Caine as Horatio |
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June Tobin as Gertrude |
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Jo Maxwell Muller as Ophelia |
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Roy Kinnear as Gravedigger |
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Philip Locke as Osric |
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Dyson Lovell as Laertes |
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Peter Prowse as Marcellus |
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David Calderisi as Rosencrantz |
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Bill Wallis as Guildenstern |
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Charles Carson as Priest |
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David Swift as Player King |
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Lindsay Kemp as Player Queen |
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Steven Berkoff as Lucianus |
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Donald Sutherland as Fortinbras |
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Joby Blanshard as Captain |
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Michael Goldie as Bernardo |
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William Hobbs as Prologue |
| Directing | Philip Saville | Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olive Harris | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Hillcoat | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | William Hobbs | Fight Choreographer |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Peter Luke | Producer |
