Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

"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

as Hamlet

Hume Cronyn

as Polonius

Alfred Drake

as Claudius

Eileen Herlie

as Gertrude

William Redfield

as Guildenstern

George Rose

as First Gravedigger

George Voskovec

as Player King

Hugh Alexander

as Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador

Philip Coolidge

as Voltimand

Christopher Culkin

as Player Queen

John Cullum

as Laertes

Michael Ebert

as Francisco / Fortinbras

Dillon Evans

as Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain

Clement Fowler

as Rosencrantz

Geoff Garland

as Lucianus

John Gielgud

as Ghost (voice)

John Hetherington

as Player Prologue

Barnard Hughes

as Marcellus / Priest

Linda Marsh

as Ophelia

Robert Milli

as Horatio

Frederick Young

as Bernardo

Kate Beswick

as Lady

Alex Giannini

as Messenger

Claude Harz

as Lord

Gerome Ragni

as Attendant

Richard Sterne

as Gentleman

Carol Teitel

as Lady

Crew

Bill Colleran

Director

John Gielgud

Director

Jane Greenwood

Costume Design

Alfred W. Crown

Producer

Nobby Cross

Gaffer

Bruce B. Pierce

Editor

William Sargent Jr.

Producer

James Fritch

Sound Editor

John Heyman

Producer

Bill Colleran

Cinematography

William Sargent Jr.

Executive Producer

Ben Edwards

Production Design

Alexander H. Cohen

Producer

William Shakespeare

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