Hamlet at Elsinore

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Release date: April 15, 1964
Duration: 170 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Robert Shaw
Claudius
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Alec Clunes
Polonius