Discovering Hamlet

Movie·2011·0h 44m

Discovering Hamlet

Directed By

Philip Saville

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.

Producer

Lyndy Saville

Music

Mat Davidson

Editor

Simon Rigden Green

Themes

theater playhamlettheatre history

Production House

Sundance Channel Global

Audience Score

75%

2 votes

Skip8%

Timepass18%

Go for it38%

Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Stream

· 1 service

Magellan TV

Magellan TV

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// cast

Cast

Gregory Doran

Gregory Doran

Self

Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

Self

John Nettles

John Nettles

Self

Trevor Nunn

Trevor Nunn

Self

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Self

Michael Radford

Michael Radford

Self

John Simm

John Simm

Self

David Tennant

David Tennant

Self

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Self

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Hamlet (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Hamlet (archive footage)

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Hamlet (archive footage)

Cal Saville

Hamlet

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Hamlet (archive footage)

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Claudius (archive footage)

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Ophelia (archive footage)

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Horatio (archive footage)

Glenn Close

Gertrude (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Simon Rigden Green

Editor

Philip Saville

Philip Saville

Director

Lyndy Saville

Director, Writer, Producer

Mat Davidson

Mat Davidson

Original Music Composer

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