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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.

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Hamlet at Elsinore

April 15, 1964
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Cast (20)

Robert Shaw
Claudius
Alec Clunes
Polonius
June Tobin
Gertrude
Roy Kinnear
Gravedigger
Dyson Lovell
Laertes
Peter Prowse
Marcellus
David Calderisi
Rosencrantz
Bill Wallis
Guildenstern
David Swift
Player King
Lindsay Kemp
Player Queen
Steven Berkoff
Lucianus
Donald Sutherland
Fortinbras
Michael Goldie
Bernardo
William Hobbs
Prologue

Crew (7)

Directing

Philip Saville
Director

Writing

William Shakespeare
Theatre Play

Production

Peter Luke
Producer

Sound

Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer

Art

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Costume & Make-Up

Olive Harris
Costumer
Christine Hillcoat
Makeup & Hair

Crew

William Hobbs
Fight Choreographer

Editing

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Lighting

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Visual Effects

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