Hamlet
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
6.9
6 votes
1964
3h 11m
Overview
A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.
Directed by Bill Colleran, John Gielgud
Top cast
Richard Burton
Hamlet
Hume Cronyn
Polonius
Alfred Drake
Claudius
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude
William Redfield
Guildenstern
George Rose
First Gravedigger
George Voskovec
Player KingH
Hugh Alexander
Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador
Philip Coolidge
VoltimandC
Christopher Culkin
Player Queen
John Cullum
LaertesM
Michael Ebert
Francisco / FortinbrasD
Dillon Evans
Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's CaptainC
Clement Fowler
RosencrantzG
Geoff Garland
Lucianus
John Gielgud
Ghost (voice)J
John Hetherington
Player Prologue
Barnard Hughes
Marcellus / Priest
Linda Marsh
OpheliaR
Robert Milli
HoratioDetails
Status
Released
Release date
September 23, 1964
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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