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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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.
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.
By the time this film was made, Frederick Young had replaced Robert Burr in the role of Bernardo.
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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.
By the time this film was made, Frederick Young had replaced Robert Burr in the role of Bernardo.
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