

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
3 hours 11 minutes1964-09-23
6.5
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A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.
Cast

Richard Burton
Hamlet

Hume Cronyn
Polonius

Alfred Drake
Claudius

Eileen Herlie
Gertrude

William Redfield
Guildenstern

George Rose
First Gravedigger

George Voskovec
Player King

Hugh Alexander
Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador

Philip Coolidge
Voltimand

Christopher Culkin
Player Queen

John Cullum
Laertes

Michael Ebert
Francisco / Fortinbras

Dillon Evans
Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain

Clement Fowler
Rosencrantz

Geoff Garland
Lucianus

John Gielgud
Ghost (voice)

John Hetherington
Player Prologue

Barnard Hughes
Marcellus / Priest

Linda Marsh
Ophelia

Robert Milli
Horatio

Frederick Young
Bernardo

Kate Beswick
Lady

Alex Giannini
Messenger

Claude Harz
Lord

Gerome Ragni
Attendant

Richard Sterne
Gentleman
