Hamlet (1964)
Synopsis of Hamlet
This 199-minute Broadway production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy was directed for the stage by John Gielgud, who also provides the voice of the Ghost. Richard Burton plays the lead in Hamlet, the dramatic and tragic tale of a Danish prince whose obsessive desire for certainty is his ultimate undoing. The entire production was filmed by director Bill Colleran in Electronovision, employing 15 cameras to film the action with no interruptions. Burton gives one of the best stage performances of his career as the ill-fated prince of Denmark. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 191 mins
Complete Cast of Hamlet
- Richard Burton - Hamlet
- Barnard Hughes - Marcellus
- Alfred Drake - Claudius
- Hugh Alexander - Cornelius
- Hume Cronyn - Polonius
- John Gielgud - The Ghost
- Clement Fowler - Rosencrantz
- George Voskovec - Player King
- Frederick Young - Bernardo
- Hugh Alexander - 2nd Gravedigger
- Michael Ebert - Francisca
- Robert Milli - Horatio
- Philip Coolidge - Voltimand
- John Cullum - Laertes
- Eileen Herlie - Gertrude
- Dillon Evans - Reynaldo
- William Redfield - Guildenstern
- George Rose - 1st Gravedigger
- Claude Harz
- Director(s):
- Bill Colleran
- Producer(s):
- Alfred W. Crown, William S. Sargent, Jr.
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