Why it may be worth watching
- Hamlet combines Drama and TV Movie elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Richard Chamberlain, Michael Redgrave, Margaret Leighton.
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Hamlet
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
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Cast
Richard ChamberlainHamlet
Michael RedgravePolonius
Margaret LeightonGertrude
Richard JohnsonClaudius, King of Denmark
John GielgudThe Ghost
Ciaran MaddenOphelia
Alan BennettOsric
Robert ColebyFortinbras
Godfrey JamesMarcellus
Nicholas JonesLaertes
James LaurensonRosencrantz
Desmond McNamaraGuildenstern
Norman RossingtonThe Gravedigger
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, TV Movie. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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