Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

1964-04-15 United Kingdom, Denmark 170 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Robert Shaw is Claudius
Claudius
June Tobin is Gertrude
Gertrude
Alec Clunes is Polonius
Polonius
Michael Caine is Horatio
Dyson Lovell is Laertes
David Calderisi is Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Bill Wallis is Guildenstern
Guildenstern
Peter Prowse is Marcellus
Marcellus
Michael Goldie is Bernardo