Hamlet at Elsinore

7.8

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.

Discover

Robert Shaw

Claudius

Alec Clunes

Polonius

June Tobin

Gertrude

Roy Kinnear

Gravedigger

Dyson Lovell

Laertes

Peter Prowse

Marcellus

David Calderisi

Rosencrantz

Bill Wallis

Guildenstern

David Swift

Player King

Lindsay Kemp

Player Queen

Steven Berkoff

Lucianus

Donald Sutherland

Fortinbras

Michael Goldie

Bernardo

William Hobbs

Prologue

Costume & Make-Up

Olive Harris

Costumer

Christine Hillcoat

Makeup & Hair

Crew

William Hobbs

Fight Choreographer

Directing

Philip Saville

Director

Production

Peter Luke

Producer

Sound

Richard Rodney Bennett

Original Music Composer

Writing

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Costume & Make-Up

Olive Harris

Costumer

Christine Hillcoat

Makeup & Hair

Crew

William Hobbs

Fight Choreographer

Directing

Philip Saville

Director

Production

Peter Luke

Producer

Sound

Richard Rodney Bennett

Original Music Composer

Writing

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play