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Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (1964)

A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.

Release: 1964-09-23
Runtime: 191 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Hamlet
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Polonius
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake
Claudius
Eileen Herlie
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude
William Redfield
William Redfield
Guildenstern
George Rose
George Rose
First Gravedigger
George Voskovec
George Voskovec
Player King
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Hugh Alexander
Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
Voltimand
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Christopher Culkin
Player Queen
John Cullum
John Cullum
Laertes
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Michael Ebert
Francisco / Fortinbras
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Dillon Evans
Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain
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Clement Fowler
Rosencrantz
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Geoff Garland
Lucianus
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Ghost (voice)
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John Hetherington
Player Prologue
Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes
Marcellus / Priest