Hamlet
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Sir John Gielgud directed this 'Electronovision' taping of the play 'Hamlet' performed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Broadway in 1964 ('Electronovision' was a short-lived gimmick which was basically closed-circuit TV). The most unusual thing about this film is that the actors are in street clothes instead of period costumes, and the sets are minimal, to say the least.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Richard Burton
Hamlet
Hume Cronyn
Polonius
Alfred Drake
Claudius
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Eileen Herlie
Gertrude
William Redfield
Guildenstern
George Rose
First Gravedigger
George Voskovec
Player King
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Hugh Alexander
Cornelius
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Hugh Alexander
Second Gravedigger
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Hugh Alexander
English Ambassador
Philip Coolidge
Voltimand
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Kit Culkin
Player Queen
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Bill Colleran
Cinematographer