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Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.
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Apr 18, 2022
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3DD Productions, Sundance Channel Global
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Gregory Doran
Self
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Jonathan Miller
Self
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John Nettles
Self
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Trevor Nunn
Self
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Christopher Plummer
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Michael Radford
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John Simm
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David Tennant
Self
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Franco Zeffirelli
Self
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Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet (archive footage)
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Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (archive footage)
Mel Gibson
Hamlet (archive footage)
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Cal Saville
Hamlet
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Hamlet (archive footage)
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Alan Bates
Claudius (archive footage)
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Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia (archive footage)
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Michael Caine
Horatio (archive footage)
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Glenn Close
Gertrude (archive footage)
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John Gielgud
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
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Ian Holm
Polonius (archive footage)
