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Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 15, 1964

Runtime

2h 50m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

77%

Original Title

Hamlet at Elsinore

Production Companies

DR, BBC

Director

Philip Saville

Description

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.