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HAMLET AT ELSINORE - Christopher Plummer - Michael Caine - Donald Sutherland - Robert Shaw (1964) Please consider subscribing to our channel for More Insights: CAST Christopher Plummer as Hamlet Robert Shaw as Claudius, King of Denmark Alec Clunes as Polonius Michael Caine as Horatio June Tobin as Gertrude, Queen of Denmark Jo Maxwell Muller as Ophelia Dyson Lovell as Laertes Donald Sutherland as Fortinbras Roy Kinnear as the Gravedigger Hamlet at Elsinore is a 1964 television version of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by the BBC in association with Danish Radio, it was shown in the U.S. on NET. Winning wide acclaim both for its performances and for being shot entirely at Helsingør (Elsinore in English), in the castle in which the play is set, it is the only version (with sound) of the play to have actually been shot at Elsinore Castle. This programme was recorded and edited on video tape (2“ quadruplex) and not 'filmed'. The director was Philip Saville. It was the longest version of the play telecast in one evening up to that time, running nearly three hours. A 1947 telecast of the play had split it up into two ninety-minute halves over two weeks. The Canadian actor Christopher Plummer took the lead role as Hamlet and earned an Emmy Award nomination for his performance. In supporting roles were Robert Shaw as Claudius, Donald Sutherland as Fortinbras, Roy Kinnear as the Gravedigger and Michael Caine, in his only Shakespearean performance, as Horatio. Sutherland, Caine and Shaw were, at the time, almost completely unknown to American audiences, and just before the presentation's first U.S. telecast, Plummer began to gain popularity in the U.S. because of his appearance in the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music. AUDIO / IMAGE HD Restoration - Sources and/or Archive copies quality used for this restoration: damaged/medium. This recording is for educational purposes only and is covered under Fair Use doctrine - Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners. Read the unabridged plays online: _______________________________ FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN - DONATIONS - Shakespeare Network Website and YouTube Channel: Donate with PayPal or GoFundMe today: _______________________________ Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's “Timon of Athens“, the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. _______________________________ Why Donate? Please consider giving a donation today to support our HD AUDIO / IMAGE Restoration Program. The main objective of enhancing historical image and sound recordings by digital signal processing is to improve the overall quality of recordings degraded by several distortions. Whether true signal restoration or merely signal enhancement can be achieved depends heavily on the quality of the historical image and sound material. Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software. Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you. 25% Direct support to website: Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support. 25% Administration and governance: We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values. Our operating budget: Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and Board approval. 50% Direct support to communities: Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs. Contact us for further info.
