
Hamlet at Elsinore
- Drama
- TV Movie
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.
Cast

Christopher Plummer
Hamlet

Robert Shaw
Claudius

Alec Clunes
Polonius

Michael Caine
Horatio
- June Tobin
June Tobin
Gertrude
- Jo Maxwell Muller
Jo Maxwell Muller
Ophelia

Roy Kinnear
Gravedigger

Philip Locke
Osric

Dyson Lovell
Laertes
- Peter Prowse
Peter Prowse
Marcellus

David Calderisi
Rosencrantz

Bill Wallis
Guildenstern

Charles Carson
Priest

David Swift
Player King

Lindsay Kemp
Player Queen

Steven Berkoff
Lucianus

Donald Sutherland
Fortinbras
- Joby Blanshard
Joby Blanshard
Captain
- Michael Goldie
Michael Goldie
Bernardo

William Hobbs
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