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Richard Burton’s Hamlet is a common name for both the Broadway production of William Shakespeare's tragedy that played from April 9 to August 8, 1964 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and for the filmed record of it that has been released theatrically and on home video.
Original Release
09/23/1964
US Release
09/23/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Burton | Hamlet |
| Hume Cronyn | Polonius |
| Alfred Drake | Claudius |
| Eileen Herlie | Gertrude |
| William Redfield | Guildenstern |
| George Rose | First Gravedigger |
| George Voskovec | Player King |
| Hugh Alexander | Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador |
| Philip Coolidge | Voltimand |
| Kit Culkin | Player Queen |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Burton | Hamlet |
| Hume Cronyn | Polonius |
| Alfred Drake | Claudius |
| Eileen Herlie | Gertrude |
| William Redfield | Guildenstern |
| George Rose | First Gravedigger |
| George Voskovec | Player King |
| Hugh Alexander | Cornelius / Second Gravedigger / English Ambassador |
| Philip Coolidge | Voltimand |
| Kit Culkin | Player Queen |
| John Cullum | Laertes |
| Michael Ebert | Francisco / Fortinbras |
| Dillon Evans | Reynaldo / Osric / Fortinbras's Captain |
| Clement Fowler | Rosencrantz |
| Geoff Garland | Lucianus |
| John Gielgud | Ghost (voice) / Ghost |
| John Hetherington | Player Prologue |
| Barnard Hughes | Marcellus / Priest |
| Linda Marsh | Ophelia |
| Robert Milli | Horatio |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Sargent Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Alexander H. Cohen | Producer |
| Alfred W. Crown | Producer |
| John Heyman | Producer |
| William Sargent Jr. | Producer |
