
Explore Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and the man behind the legend through the perspectives of the actors and directors who have staged its iconic tragedy. Featuring Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville and others, the film examines why the Prince of Denmark continues to captivate audiences more than four centuries after his stage debut.
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Michael Caine
Horatio (archive footage)

Kate Winslet
Ophelia (archive footage)

John Gielgud
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

Glenn Close
Gertrude (archive footage)

Ian Holm
Polonius (archive footage)

Alan Bates
Claudius (archive footage)

Jean Simmons
Ophelia (archive footage)

Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia (archive footage)

Paul Scofield
The Ghost (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (archive footage)

Christopher Plummer
Self

Mel Gibson
Hamlet (archive footage)

Robert Shaw
Claudius (archive footage)

David Tennant
Self

Jonathan Miller
Self

John Simm
Self

John Nettles
Self

Gregory Doran
Self

Cal Saville
Hamlet

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Hamlet (archive footage)
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