Director: Philip Saville
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, June Tobin, Alec Clunes, Jo Maxwell Muller
Directed by Philip Saville, this 1964 drama film carries an IMDb rating of 7.8.
Synopsis
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.