Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 15, 1964
• Runtime
• 170 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Philip Saville

Hamlet at Elsinore — Cast

Christopher Plummer Hamlet Robert Shaw Claudius Alec Clunes Polonius Michael Caine Horatio

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June Tobin Gertrude

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Jo Maxwell Muller Ophelia Roy Kinnear Gravedigger Philip Locke Osric