Documentary
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.
Directed by
Philip Saville, Lyndy Saville
Written by
Lyndy Saville
Michael Caine
Horatio (archive footage)
Mel Gibson
Hamlet (archive footage)
Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia (archive footage)
Kate Winslet
Ophelia (archive footage)
Glenn Close
Gertrude (archive footage)
David Tennant
Self
Christopher Plummer
Self
Ian Holm
Polonius (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (archive footage)
Jean Simmons
Ophelia (archive footage)
Robert Shaw
Claudius (archive footage)
John Simm
Self
Alan Bates
Claudius (archive footage)
John Gielgud
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
John Nettles
Self
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Hamlet (archive footage)
Paul Scofield
The Ghost (archive footage)
Cal Seville
Hamlet

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