Hamlet

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.

Release: 1964-09-23Runtime: 191 minRating: 6.5 (4)

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

Crew

Bill Colleran

Director

John Gielgud

Director

Jane Greenwood

Costume Design

Alfred W. Crown

Producer

Nobby Cross

Gaffer

Bruce B. Pierce

Editor

William Sargent Jr.

Producer

James Fritch

Sound Editor

John Heyman

Producer

Bill Colleran

Cinematography