Hamlet (1964/I) (TV)

Director:

Philip Saville

Writer:

William Shakespeare (play)

Release Date:

15 November 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

King | William Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Hamlet | Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Christopher Plummer	...	Hamlet
Robert Shaw	...	Claudius, King of Denmark
Alec Clunes	...	Polonius
Michael Caine	...	Horatio
June Tobin	...	Gertrude, Queen of Denmark
Jo Maxwell Muller	...	Ophelia
Dyson Lovell	...	Laertes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Berkoff	...	Lucianus
David Calderisi	...	Rosencrantz
Michael Goldie	...	Bernardo
Roy Kinnear	...	Gravedigger
Philip Locke	...	Osric
Peter Prowse	...	Marcellus
Donald Sutherland	...	Fortinbras, Prince of Norway
David Swift	...	Player King
Bill Wallis	...	Guildenstern

Also Known As:

Hamlet at Elsinore

Runtime:

USA:170 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, Denmark

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Other than a 1910 silent version, this is the only production of "Hamlet" (so far) to actually be filmed in Elsinore, Denmark, where most of the play takes place.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1991) (TV)

Helped hook me on Shakespeare

I saw this "Hamlet", my first, on television about 35 years ago. It helped hook me on Shakespeare, so I cannot really be objective, but scenes from it have seemed to linger, seemed to stand up to other Hamlets.