Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

6.5(4 votes)

September 23, 1964

3h 11m

Overview

A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.

Director

Bill Colleran

Writers

William Shakespeare

Cast

Richard Burton

Hamlet

Hume Cronyn

Polonius

Alfred Drake

Claudius

Eileen Herlie

Gertrude

William Redfield

Guildenstern

George Rose

First Gravedigger

George Voskovec

Player King

Hugh Alexander

Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador

Philip Coolidge

Voltimand

Christopher Culkin

Player Queen

John Cullum

Laertes

Michael Ebert

Francisco / Fortinbras

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Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Overview

Cast

Richard Burton

Hume Cronyn

Alfred Drake

Eileen Herlie

William Redfield

George Rose

George Voskovec

Hugh Alexander

Philip Coolidge

Christopher Culkin

John Cullum

Michael Ebert

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