Past Productions: 1964
Past Productions: 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore:
Hamlet meets Horatio
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Christopher Plummer played Hamlet and his best friend Horatio was played by a young Michael Caine – his only filmed Shakespearean role.
Made to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday, the play was filmed on location in the actual setting where it was set by Shakespeare. A BBC co-production with DR, Denmark's national broadcaster, it made use of the latest outside-broadcast technology available at the time.
1964 Hamlet at Elsinore
Filmed on the actual location of the play
Hamlet meets Horatio
Hamlet meets the ghost
'To be, or not to be...'
The closet scene
Past Productions: On Screen
1963 BBC 2 Monitor
Orson Welles in discussion
Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart play Hamlet and Claudius
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