Hamlet (TV 1947)

A live, early television version of the play

Director:

Basil Adams

Writer:

William Shakespeare (play)

Stars:

John Byron, Muriel Pavlow, Margaret Rawlings

Cast

Credited cast:
John Byron	...	Hamlet
Muriel Pavlow	...	Ophelia
Margaret Rawlings	...	Gertrude
Sebastian Shaw	...	Claudius
Patrick Troughton	...	Horatio
Patrick Macnee	...	Laertes
William Devlin	...	Marcellus
Robert Rietty	...	Rosencrantz
Dudley Williams	...	Cornelius
Arthur Wontner	...	Polonius
Richard Warner	...	Guildenstern
Julian Somers	...	Barnardo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Ainsworth	...	The Prologue
Michael Caborne	...	Player Queen
Roy Dean	...	Lucianus

Storyline

A live, early television version of the play

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Plot Keywords:

tragedy | shakespeare's hamlet | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1947 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min (two 90-minute episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Patrick Troughton's first acting role.

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Connections

Version of Hamlet (1913)

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