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Hamlet at Elsinore

8.0(5)19642h 50m1

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.

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English
  • denmark
  • hamlet
  • filmed theater

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United Kingdom, Denmark

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  • United StatesUS

    • TVNYC, DC, LA only; few other independent stations followed; no network broadcast15 Nov 1964
    • PhysicalDVD25 Oct 2011
  • United KingdomGB

    • TVBBC119 Apr 1964
  • CanadaCA

    • TVCBC15 Apr 1964

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Hamlet at Elsinore was released on 15 April 1964.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/2/2024

    7/10

    It's tempting to just think of Christopher Plummer as Capt. von Trapp and little else, but a casual glance at his stage credentials illustrate that he was well chosen for his title role in this Shakespearian tragedy. This adaptation also benefits from being a British/Danish co-production so was even filmed in Elsinore, too. You'' probably know the stroy of the eponymous Prince who has lost his father and seen his mot…

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