Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1964-04-15 United Kingdom, Denmark 170 Min. PG-13
7.8 4 votes
Drama, TV Movie

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
Alec Clunes is Polonius
Polonius
Michael Caine is Horatio
Horatio
June Tobin is Gertrude
Gertrude
Roy Kinnear is Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Philip Locke is Osric
Osric
Dyson Lovell is Laertes
Laertes
Peter Prowse is Marcellus
Marcellus
David Calderisi is Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Bill Wallis is Guildenstern
Guildenstern
David Swift is Player King
Player King
Lindsay Kemp is Player Queen
Player Queen
Steven Berkoff is Lucianus
Lucianus
Donald Sutherland is Fortinbras
Fortinbras
Joby Blanshard is Captain
Captain
Michael Goldie is Bernardo
Bernardo
William Hobbs is Prologue
Prologue