
Film
Hamlet
1964 · 3h 11m
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
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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)
Crew
- Bill ColleranDirector
- John GielgudDirector
- Alfred W. CrownProducer
- William Sargent Jr.Producer · Executive Producer
- John HeymanProducer
- Alexander H. CohenProducer
- Bruce B. PierceEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 23, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 3h 11m
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