United Kingdom / May 25, 1980
Hamlet (1980)
Directed by Rodney Bennett
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3h 30min
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5.0/10
Plot
Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch. Then his father's ghost directs him to seek revenge.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Allen | Ghost of Hamlet's Father |
| Emrys James | Player King |
| Jason Kemp | Player Queen |
| Geoffrey Beevers | Third Player / Lucianus |
| Bill Homewood | Player King in the mime |
| Peter Richard | Player Queen in the mime |
| Terence McGinity | Player Lucianus in the mime |
| Peter Burroughs | Player |
| Stuart Fell | Player |
| Ian Charleson | Fortinbras |
| Tim Wylton | First Gravedigger |
| Peter Benson | Second Gravedigger |
| Paul Humpoletz | Marcellus |
| Niall Padden | Bernardo |
| Christopher Baines | Francisco |
| John Humphry | Voltimand |
| John Sterland | Cornelius |
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| Peter Gale | Osric |
| Raymond Mason | Reynaldo |
| Dan Meaden | Norwegian Captain |
| Iain Blair | Sailor |
| Reginald Jessup | Messenger |
| Michael Poole | Priest |
| Geoffrey Bateman | Guildenstern |
| David Henry | English Ambassador |
| Jonathan Hyde | Rosencrantz |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hamlet |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC, Time-Life Television Productions |
| Release date | 25 maggio 1980 |
| Production | Cedric Messina |
| Writer | William Shakespeare |
| Editing | Dave Hillier |
| Assistant directors | Rodney Bennett |
| Production design | Don Homfray |
| Art direction | Don Homfray |
| Set decoration | Don Homfray |
| Music | David Lloyd-Jones, Dudley Simpson, Chick Anthony |
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| Sound | Chick Anthony, David Lloyd-Jones, Dudley Simpson |
| Costume design | Barbara Kronig, Pam Meager |
| Makeup | Pam Meager, Barbara Kronig |
| Hairstyling | Pam Meager, Barbara Kronig |
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