
Overview
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
Cast
Hamlet
Claudius
Polonius
Horatio
Gertrude
Ophelia
Gravedigger
Osric
Laertes
Marcellus
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern