Drama ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1964 · 2h 50m

Hamlet at Elsinore

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Director
Philip Saville
Cast
Christopher Plummer as Hamlet Robert Shaw as Claudius Alec Clunes as Polonius Michael Caine as Horatio June Tobin as Gertrude Jo Maxwell Muller as Ophelia
Crew
Richard Rodney Bennett — Original Music Composer Peter Luke — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Philip Saville Director Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer Peter Luke Producer
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