Movie
Hamlet (1964)
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
6.9(6) Sep 23, 1964 3h 11m
Directed by Bill Colleran, John Gielgud
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.
Cast
Richard Burton
Hamlet
Hume Cronyn
Polonius
Alfred Drake
Claudius
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude
William Redfield
Guildenstern
George Rose
First Gravedigger
George Voskovec
Player King
Hugh Alexander
Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador
Philip Coolidge
Voltimand
Christopher Culkin
Player Queen
John Cullum
Laertes
Michael Ebert
Francisco / Fortinbras
Dillon Evans
Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain
Clement Fowler
Rosencrantz
Geoff Garland
Lucianus
John Gielgud
Ghost (voice)
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