National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue poster

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

7.5(4)20242h 45m1

Returning to cinemas in 2027. In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • staging
  • based on true story
  • based on play or musical
  • broadway
  • hamlet
  • 1960s
  • filmed play
  • filmed theater
  • national theatre

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Behind the camera

Director

Sam Mendes

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical21 Mar 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1521 Mar 2024
    • Theatrical15re-release18 Feb 2027
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1621 Mar 2024
    • Theatrical15re-release18 Feb 2027
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Theatrical (limited)21 Nov 2024
  • South AfricaZA

    • Theatrical25 Oct 2024

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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue was released on 21 March 2024.

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