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Hamlet at Elsinore

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.

1964 |2h 50m |  Drama, TV Movie

Cast

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Christopher Plummer

Hamlet

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Robert Shaw

Claudius

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Alec Clunes

Polonius

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Michael Caine

Horatio

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Bill Wallis

Guildenstern

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Roy Kinnear

Gravedigger

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Donald Sutherland

Fortinbras

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Charles Carson

Priest

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Steven Berkoff

Lucianus

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Lindsay Kemp

Player Queen

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Status

Released

Language

English

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