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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 15, 1964
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Denmark
- Cast
- Joby Blanshard,Bill Wallis,Michael Goldie,David Swift,Dyson Lovell,Peter Prowse,Christopher Plummer,Alec Clunes,Roy Kinnear,Michael Caineand 10 more
- Director
- Philip Saville
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Producer
- Peter Luke
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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