Learning on ScreenHamlet at Elsinore
- Synopsis
- 1964 television broadcast of the English/Danish co-production of the play which was filmed at Kronsberg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark. Christopher Plummer is Hamlet with a supporting cast that includes Michael Caine as Horatio, Donald Sutherland as Fortinbras and Lindsay Kemp as the Player Queen. Released on DVD in the USA by the BBC in October 2011.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Denmark; Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Year of release
- 1964
- Notes
- First television play to be filmed entirely with outside-broadcast cameras on location in Kronsberg Castle, Elsinore, in co-operation with Danmarks Radio.
The BFI National Archive holds a complete tape record of the broadcast, plus 495ft (16mm) extracts: Hamlet meeting the Ghost and the ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy (A3S1).
DVD released 2011, Region 1 only. Extras include a 90-minute conversation with Christopher Plummer recorded at the 2011 Sarasota Film Festival, where the restored video was first shown. - Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Denmark; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Online availability
Credits
- Director
- Philip Saville
- Producer
- Peter Luke
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Richard Rodney Bennett
- Costume
- Olive Harris
- Art Direction
- Poul Arnt Thomsen
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $24.98
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 165 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Danmarks Radio
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
- Name
Paley Center for Media
- Web
- http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 621-6600
- Address
- 25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA - Notes
- Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
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