Hamlet at Elsinore

Starring: Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Michael Caine, et al.

Product Description

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• Format: DVD
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: BBC Home Entertainment
• Starring: Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; NTSC
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Shot on location at Elsinore, Denmark.

This is a good production and not overacted. The pacing is just that; any faster or louder, and you would have to strain to hear the words. No one is trying to interpret or fill in what they think is missing or what Shakespeare implied. You, of course, notice Christopher Plummer, like Hamlet and Robert Shaw as Claudius, King of Denmark, but there are a lot of other great actors, of whom some will become famous. This is a 1964 T.V. version, so it is a tad blurry and monochrome. However, with today’s DVDs and large screen displays, you can see the pores on the face and the glint in the eye as the words we know so well are revealed. I especially love the play within the play. The BBC announced a DVD issue on October 25, 2011. The runtime is 2 hours and 46 minutes. This is the version I have. Just a quickie synopsis, Hamlet’s father, the king of Denmark, is dead, and his uncle marries his mother. His father’s ghost returns to say his uncle dispatched him on purpose (murder most foul), while Hamlet seeks revenge, he also distorts. Many people want to say Prince Hamlet is indecisive, yet he outmaneuvers just about everyone and has a depth of vision. How he acts with friends and relatives to conduct his plans is the play.