Hamlet

Synopsis

Audio book. Hamlet with John Gielgud in the title role, Leon Quartermaine as Ghost and Celia Johnson as Ophelia. The original BBC radio 1948 recording has been digitally remastered.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Year of release

2006

Notes

An extra is an MP3 file of the 1954 BBC radio talk ‘Hamlet - The Actor’s View’, in which Gielgud reflects on the role.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

John Richmond

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Alastair Duncan
Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Faulds
Anthony Jacobs
Arthur Ridley
Baliol Holloway
Bryan Coleman
Celia Johnson
Charles Leno
Denis McCarthy
Denise Bryer
Duncan Carse
Esme Percy
Frank Atkinson
Hugh Burden
Hugh Griffith
Hugh Manning
John Chandos
John Gielgud
Leon Quartermaine
Marion Spencer
Preston Lockwood
Richard Williams
Sebastian Shaw
Stanley Groome
Victor Lucas

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Naxos Records

Web

https://www.naxos.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01737 645600

Address

Unit 8, Salbrook Industrial Estate
Salbrook Road, Salfords
Redhill
RH1 5GJ
UK