Storyline
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 & Crew
Christopher Plummer
Hamlet
Lead
Robert Shaw
Claudius
Alec Clunes
Polonius
Michael Caine
Horatio
JT
June Tobin
Gertrude
JM
Jo Maxwell Muller
Ophelia
Roy Kinnear
Gravedigger
Philip Locke
Osric
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Saville's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hamlet at Elsinore is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
