Hamlet at Elsinore

Storyline

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.

• Released

  1964

• Runtime

  2h 50min

• Director

  Philip Saville

Genre

DramaTV Movie

• Status

  Released

• Language

  English

• Production

  DR, BBC