Hamlet at Elsinore

Philip Saville
1964-04-15


7.8
170 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Christopher Plummer Hamlet Unowned
Robert Shaw Claudius Unowned
Alec Clunes Polonius Unowned
Michael Caine Horatio Calvin and Nobbs
June Tobin Gertrude Unowned
Jo Maxwell Muller Ophelia Unowned
Roy Kinnear Gravedigger Unowned
Philip Locke Osric Unowned
Dyson Lovell Laertes Unowned
Peter Prowse Marcellus Unowned
David Calderisi Rosencrantz Unowned
Bill Wallis Guildenstern Unowned
Charles Carson Priest Unowned
David Swift Player King Unowned
Lindsay Kemp Player Queen Unowned
Steven Berkoff Lucianus Unowned
Donald Sutherland Fortinbras Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Joby Blanshard Captain Unowned
Michael Goldie Bernardo Unowned
William Hobbs Prologue Unowned