Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
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Cast
| Christopher Plummer | ... |
Hamlet
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| Robert Shaw | ... |
Claudius, King of Denmark
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| Alec Clunes | ... |
Polonius
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| Michael Caine | ... |
Horatio
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June Tobin | ... |
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark
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Jo Maxwell Muller | ... |
Ophelia
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| Roy Kinnear | ... |
Gravedigger
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| Philip Locke | ... |
Osric
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| Dyson Lovell | ... |
Laertes
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Peter Prowse | ... |
Marcellus
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| David Calderisi | ... |
Rosencrantz
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Bill Wallis | ... |
Guildenstern
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| Charles Carson | ... |
Priest
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| David Swift | ... |
Player King
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| Lindsay Kemp | ... |
Player Queen
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| Steven Berkoff | ... |
Lucianus
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Fortinbras, Prince of Norway
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| Joby Blanshard | ... |
Captain
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Michael Goldie | ... |
Bernardo
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| William Hobbs | ... |
Prologue
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Directed by
| Philip Saville | ||
Written by
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Peter Luke | ... | producer |
Music by
| Richard Rodney Bennett | ||
Editorial Department
| Ole Dreyer | ... | technical operations director |
| Brian Jenkinson | ... | videotape editor |
Production Design by
| Paul Arnt Thompsen | ||
Set Decoration by
| Paul Arnt Thompsen | ... | (as Paul Arnt Thomson) |
Costume Design by
| Tone Bonnén | ||
| Olive Harris | ||
Makeup Department
| Christine Hillcoat | ... | makeup artist |
| Åse | ... | makeup artist (as Karen Åse) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ole Dreyer | ... | technical assistant director |
Sound Department
| Tage Krebs | ... | sound |
Stunts
| William Hobbs | ... | fights |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jørgen Møller Nielsen | ... | lighting technician |
| Robert Wright | ... | gaffer / lighting technician |
Music Department
| John Hollingsworth | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Jens Bom | ... | assistant to director |
| Erik Høxbroe | ... | technical manager |
| Hans Jensen | ... | technical manager |
| O.B. Larsen | ... | technical manager |
| Richard Martin | ... | assistant to director |
| June McMullen | ... | production secretary |
| Ole Reim | ... | production assistant |
| Mary Ridge | ... | production assistant |
| Margaret Rubel | ... | mime |
Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1964) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Video (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- National Educational Television (NET) (1964) (United States) (tv)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Other than a 1910 silent version, this was the only production of "Hamlet" (as of release) to be filmed in Elsinore, Denmark, where most of the play takes place. See more » |
| Goofs | Alec Clunes as the dead Polonius in the Queen's bedchamber blinks his eyes two separate times when Christopher Plummer as Hamlet gets ready to drag his body away. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994). See more » |