Hamlet at Elsinore
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April 15, 1964
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Drama, TV Movie
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.
Featured Crew
Philip Saville
Director
Richard Rodney Bennett
Music
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
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Cast
Christopher Plummer
Hamlet
Robert Shaw
Claudius
June Tobin
Gertrude
Alec Clunes
Polonius
Jo Maxwell Muller
Ophelia