Past Productions: 1980
Past Productions: 1980
BBC TV Shakespeare:
The Prayer Scene - Claudius
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Patrick Stewart was a youthful Claudius and played him as an impressive king. This increased the impact of the scene where he finally reveals his guilt.
1980 BBC TV Shakespeare: Hamlet
Part of the epic series that took seven years to complete
Hamlet's soliloquy
'To be, or not to be...'
Claudius reveals his guilt
Hamlet on killing Claudius
Hamlet's final soliloquy
Past Productions: On Screen
1964 Hamlet at Elsinore
Filmed on location in Denmark
With Mel Gibson in the title role
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