Richard Burton's Hamlet (1964) | |
| Director(s) | John Gielgud, Bill Colleran |
| Producer(s) | John Heyman |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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Richard Burton's Hamlet (1964) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by John Gielgud and Bill Colleran and produced by John Heyman.
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This film belonged to a genre of films that began in the mid 60s that were actually stage productions filmed much like a television show, but for theater distribution. These films also included the heralded The T.A.M.I. Show and "TNT" (1966) rock concerts as well as the theatrical 2nd version of Harlow starring Carol Lynley.
Eileen Herlie also played Gertrude in Laurence Olivier's Oscar-winning 1948 Hamlet. Whereas she was 11 years younger than her "son" when Hamlet was played by Olivier, she was seven years older than Richard Burton.
Richard Burton asked John Gielgud to direct him in this production of Hamlet while they were filming Becket together.
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Eileen Herlie also played Gertrude in Laurence Olivier's Oscar-winning 1948 Hamlet. Whereas she was 11 years younger than her "son" when Hamlet was played by Olivier, she was seven years older than Richard Burton.
Richard Burton asked John Gielgud to direct him in this production of Hamlet while they were filming Becket together.
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