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Hamlet at Elsinore

Movie·1964·Drama, TV Movie·2h 50m·Directed by Philip Saville

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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 PlummerChristopher PlummerHamletRobert ShawRobert ShawClaudiusAlec ClunesAlec ClunesPoloniusMichael CaineMichael CaineHoratio
June Tobin
June TobinGertrude
Jo Maxwell Muller
Jo Maxwell MullerOpheliaRoy KinnearRoy KinnearGravediggerPhilip LockePhilip LockeOsric

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