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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Director John Gielgud had, of course, played Hamlet years before on stage. Cast opposite him, as Ophelia, was Jessica Tandy, whose husband, Hume Cronyn plays Ophelia's father Polonius in this film.
Actor William Redfield, who appeared as Guildernstern in the John Gielgud-directed stage version of Richard Burton Hamlet, published a memoir of the event, "Notes of an Actor", in 1967. He wrote that Gielgud had an encyclopedia knowledge of the play and could play any and all parts of it from memory for his cast as he directed the production, but he lacked the overall vision to bring the production together.
Richard Burton asked John Gielgud to direct him in this production of Hamlet while they were filming Becket together.
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Actor William Redfield, who appeared as Guildernstern in the John Gielgud-directed stage version of Richard Burton Hamlet, published a memoir of the event, "Notes of an Actor", in 1967. He wrote that Gielgud had an encyclopedia knowledge of the play and could play any and all parts of it from memory for his cast as he directed the production, but he lacked the overall vision to bring the production together.
Richard Burton asked John Gielgud to direct him in this production of Hamlet while they were filming Becket together.
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