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Hamlet at Elsinore

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Hamlet at Elsinore

7.8

2h 50m

1964

Synopsis

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

DramaTV Movie

denmarkhamletfilmed theater

Cast & Crew

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

as Hamlet

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

as Claudius

Alec Clunes

Alec Clunes

as Polonius

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

as Horatio

June Tobin

as Gertrude

Jo Maxwell Muller

as Ophelia

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

as Gravedigger

Philip Locke

Philip Locke

as Osric

Dyson Lovell

Dyson Lovell

as Laertes

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