Hamlet
Richard Burton's Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
6.9 6
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
H
Hugh Alexander
Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador

Philip Coolidge
Voltimand
C
Christopher Culkin
Player Queen

John Cullum
Laertes
M
Michael Ebert
Francisco / Fortinbras
D
Dillon Evans
Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain
C
Clement Fowler
Rosencrantz
G
Geoff Garland
Lucianus

John Gielgud
Ghost (voice)
J
John Hetherington
Player Prologue

Barnard Hughes
Marcellus / Priest

Linda Marsh
Ophelia
R
Robert Milli
Horatio
F
Frederick Young
Bernardo
K
Kate Beswick
Lady
A
Alex Giannini
Messenger
C
Claude Harz
Lord

Gerome Ragni
Attendant
R
Richard Sterne
Gentleman
C
Carol Teitel
Lady
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