DramaTV Movie
Watch Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) Official Trailer
8 / 10 IMDb April 15, 1964 2h 50m
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
Runtime
2h 50m
Release Date
April 15, 1964
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom, Denmark
Producers
Cast
Christopher Plummer
as Hamlet
Robert Shaw
as Claudius
Alec Clunes
as Polonius
Michael Caine
as Horatio
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June Tobin
as Gertrude
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Jo Maxwell Muller
as Ophelia
Roy Kinnear
as Gravedigger
Philip Locke
as Osric
Dyson Lovell
as Laertes
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Peter Prowse
as Marcellus
David Calderisi
as Rosencrantz
Bill Wallis
as Guildenstern
Charles Carson
as Priest
David Swift
as Player King
Lindsay Kemp
as Player Queen
Steven Berkoff
as Lucianus
Donald Sutherland
as Fortinbras
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Joby Blanshard
as Captain
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Michael Goldie
as Bernardo
William Hobbs
as Prologue
Production Companies
DR
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