Discovering Hamlet (2011)

Discovering Hamlet (2011)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2011-11-01 United Kingdom 44 Min. PG-13
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Documentary

Overview

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.

Cast

John Simm is Self
Self
Kenneth Branagh is Hamlet (archive footage)
Hamlet (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier is Hamlet (archive footage)
Hamlet (archive footage)
Mel Gibson is Hamlet (archive footage)
Hamlet (archive footage)
Cal Saville is Hamlet
Hamlet
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy is Hamlet (archive footage)
Hamlet (archive footage)
Alan Bates is Claudius (archive footage)
Claudius (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter is Ophelia (archive footage)
Ophelia (archive footage)
Michael Caine is Horatio (archive footage)
Horatio (archive footage)
Glenn Close is Gertrude (archive footage)
Gertrude (archive footage)
John Gielgud is King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Ian Holm is Polonius (archive footage)
Polonius (archive footage)
Paul Scofield is The Ghost (archive footage)
The Ghost (archive footage)
Robert Shaw is Claudius (archive footage)
Claudius (archive footage)
Jean Simmons is Ophelia (archive footage)
Ophelia (archive footage)
Kate Winslet is Ophelia (archive footage)
Ophelia (archive footage)