
1964 · Bill Colleran · 191 min
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
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.
Richard BurtonHamlet
Hume CronynPolonius
Alfred DrakeClaudius
Eileen HerlieGertrude
William RedfieldGuildenstern
George RoseFirst Gravedigger
George VoskovecPlayer KingHugh AlexanderCornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador
Philip CoolidgeVoltimandChristopher CulkinPlayer Queen
John CullumLaertesMichael EbertFrancisco / FortinbrasDillon EvansReynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's CaptainClement FowlerRosencrantzGeoff GarlandLucianus