Discovering Hamlet
Lyndy Saville2011-11-01
7
44 min
Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gregory Doran | Self | Unowned |
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Jonathan Miller | Self | Unowned |
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John Nettles | Self | Unowned |
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Trevor Nunn | Self | Unowned |
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Christopher Plummer | Self | Unowned |
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Michael Radford | Self | Unowned |
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John Simm | Self | Unowned |
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David Tennant | Self | Goutbreak |
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Franco Zeffirelli | Self | Unowned |
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Kenneth Branagh | Hamlet (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |
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Laurence Olivier | Hamlet (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mel Gibson | Hamlet (archive footage) | The Free Refills |
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Cal Saville | Hamlet | Unowned |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Hamlet (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Alan Bates | Claudius (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Helena Bonham Carter | Ophelia (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |
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Michael Caine | Horatio (archive footage) | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Glenn Close | Gertrude (archive footage) | Calvin and Nobbs |
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John Gielgud | King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ian Holm | Polonius (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Paul Scofield | The Ghost (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert Shaw | Claudius (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jean Simmons | Ophelia (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kate Winslet | Ophelia (archive footage) | Zac E. Chan |