National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024): Cast & Ratings

In 1964, Richard Burton’s controversial marriage to Elizabeth Taylor intersects with an innovative Broadway production of Hamlet, directed by the renowned Sir John Gielgud. As Burton prepares for the title role, the collaboration between the celebrated actor and director becomes increasingly complex. The rehearsal process explores the clash of theatrical traditions and the tensions that arise as two generations of stage talent collide, threatening to disrupt the entire production.

• Director Sam Mendes

• Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton
• Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor
• Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud
• Allan Corduner as Hume Cronyn

• American Beauty 1999 · Metascore 84
• 1917 2019 · Echo Score 80
• Road to Perdition 2002 · Metascore 72
• Revolutionary Road 2008 · Metascore 69

• TMDB

  75% User score

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• Letterboxd

  3.9 /5

  791 ratings

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Also known as

• 动机与提示