"Great Performances" Hamlet (TV episode 1990)

Great Performances

TV Episode - 165 min - Music

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A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.

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	MacIntyre Dixon	...	Francisco / Gravedigger / Player
	Rene Rivera	...	Bernardo / Lucianus
	Bill Camp	...	Marcellus / Sailor / Player
	Peter Francis James	...	Horatio
	Robert Murch	...	Ghost / Priest
	Dana Ivey	...	Gertrude
	Brian Murray	...	Claudius
	Josef Sommer	...	Polonius
	Michael Cumpsty	...	Laertes
	Diane Venora	...	Ophelia
	Kevin Kline	...	Hamlet
	Philip Goodwin	...	Rosencrantz
	Reg E. Cathey	...	Guildenstern
	Clement Fowler	...	Player King / Lord
	Tanny McDonald	...	Player Queen / Lady-in-Waiting

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This is a Great Performances presentation of Joseph Papp's 1990 New York Shakespeare Festival production of the play. Hamlet returns from university for his father's funeral to find his uncle married to his mother. Prompted by his father's ghost, Hamlet carries out his investigation and revenge. Written by Kathy Li

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USA

Language:

English

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1990 (USA) See more »

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New York Shakespeare Festival, WNET Channel 13 New York See more »

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Version of The Tragedy of Hamlet (2002) See more »