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Hamlet

  • TV Movie
  • 1970
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Ian McKellen, Faith Brook, James Cairncross, Susan Fleetwood, and John Woodvine in Hamlet (1970)
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Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

  • Director
    • David Giles
  • Writer
    • William Shakespeare
  • Stars
    • Ian McKellen
    • Faith Brook
    • John Woodvine
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    79
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Giles
    • Writer
      • William Shakespeare
    • Stars
      • Ian McKellen
      • Faith Brook
      • John Woodvine
    • 1User review
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    Ian McKellen's Hamlet

    I was taken to see this Hamlet while at school and then watched Hamlet, Richard 11 (bits available on youtube) and Edward 11 (available on DVD) on TV. I thought Ian McKellen's Hamlet was very romantic,though according to The Independent newspaper in The Bard and Me-2008-'not the seven ages of man (Ian McKellen's Hamlet....wasn't filmed)-so perhaps it was a mirage. Why aren't Hamlet and Richard 11 available on DVD? Well its a miracle they weren't wiped-3 of Mckellen's plays of the month were-perhaps nobody at the BBC knows who Ian McKellen is?-perhaps he isn't famous enough for them? I also though Susan Fleetwood great as Ophelia-she was very vulnerable-as she died aged 50 and this is this classical actress' only filmed Shakespeare perhaps her famous brother Mick might have better powers of persuasion on BBC or whoever keeps these TV programmes back to finally let us see it again.

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      Debut of actress Susan Fleetwood.
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      Version of Le duel d'Hamlet (1900)

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      • November 7, 1970 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Prospect Theatre Company
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