Hamlet at elsinore tv movie 1964 hamlet at elsinore. Prince hamlet of denmark is told by his fathers ghost that his uncle claudius has murdered him and married his widow. Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of denmark and the hand of hamlet s mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance. All hamlet at elsinore movie posters,high res movie posters image for hamlet at elsinore. But, in the beaten way of friendship, what make you at elsinore. The dvd transfer is excellent, especially since this videotaped production hasnt seen the light of day since 1964. It is a fulllength tv hamlet performed in elsinore, denmark, the actual scene of shakespeares greatest drama, with a.
Lindsay kemp as the player queen in this allstar cast including michael caine, robert shaw, roy kenner and donald sutherland. Produced by the bbc in association with danish radio, it was shown in the u. A prequel to william shakespeares hamlet, set in an alternative europe in the 1930s, elsinore imagines the turbulent world of the danish. Christopher plummer stars as shakespeares dane in this production of hamlet, shot on location at elsinore castle. Hamlet plummer, caine and sutherland at elsinore youtube. This 1964 bbc hamlet has never been issued on dvd or vhs, which is a disgrace. The bbc marked the four hundred year anniversary of shakespeares birth with an ambitious production, hamlet at elsinore, shown on 19 april 1964. This video is the biggest collection of clips from the program in circulation. Also, running at 2 hours and 50 minutes, this hamlet still moves along at a better pace than many other productions although i did take a break and watched it over a two day period. If you particularly like this shakespearian tragedy, or are a christopher plummer fan, this is a good one to watch. The taping of hamlet starring christopher plummer and.
The story is extant, and written in very choice italian. The kids keeping up their studies with a teacher, 1964. Hamlet hamlet at elsinore 1964 full and free download. The history of the sound of music, through photographs. Hamlet at elsinore 1964 christopher plummer delivers the famous to be or not to be soliloquy. With christopher plummer, robert shaw, alec clunes, michael caine. In any case, he starred in hamlet at elsinore as the confused, perpetually upset danish prince. Hamlet tells the story of a young prince in denmark and takes place at a castle in the town of elsinore. Winning wide acclaim both for its performances and for being shot entirely at helsingor elsinore in english, in the castle in which the play is set, it is the only version with sound of the play to have actually. Being a native dane, it is a special thrill for me to see a hamlet adaptation actually shot at kronborg castle in elsinore a castle that was newly built in shakespeares day, and has an entire church built into it. One of william shakespeares most popular plays is hamlet. A compilation video of scenes from and interviews about the groundbreaking 1964 production of hamlet at elsinore.
Plummer as hamlet in the bbcs hamlet at elsinore, 1964. It was directed by grigori kozintsev and iosif shapiro, and stars innokenty smoktunovsky as prince hamlet. Hamlet at elsinore tv film complet vf en ligne hd 720p. Produced by the bbc in association with danish radio, it was shown. I have been to the castle several times, so i recognize the halls, the chandeliers, the plentiful arrases and the surrounding battlements displayed in this television film. Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the. Celebrating 50 years of the sound of music, through photographs.