Hamlet at Elsinore
7.7
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.
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Christopher Plummer
Hamlet
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Philip Saville Director · William Shakespeare Author Richard Rodney Bennett Composer
United States release October 25, 2011 · Produced in United Kingdom, Denmark · Production BBC, BBC Film
Production
DR
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
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Danmarks Radio (DR)
Production
United Kingdom · Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 15, 1964
TV · CBC
United States · October 25, 2011
Physical · DVD
United States
November 15, 1964 · TV · NYC, DC, LA only; few other independent stations followed; no network broadcast
United Kingdom
April 19, 1964 · TV · BBC1
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