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Hamlet at Elsinore poster

Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

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.

Release: 1964-04-15
Runtime: 170 min
Rating: 7.8 / 10
Cast
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Hamlet
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
Claudius
Alec Clunes
Alec Clunes
Polonius
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Horatio
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June Tobin
Gertrude
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Jo Maxwell Muller
Ophelia
Roy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear
Gravedigger
Philip Locke
Philip Locke
Osric
Dyson Lovell
Dyson Lovell
Laertes
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Peter Prowse
Marcellus
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David Calderisi
Rosencrantz
Bill Wallis
Bill Wallis
Guildenstern
Charles Carson
Charles Carson
Priest
David Swift
David Swift
Player King
Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Kemp
Player Queen
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Lucianus
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Fortinbras
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Joby Blanshard
Captain