Discovering Hamlet
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.
Director Philip Saville
Trailer
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia (archive footage)
Michael Caine
Horatio (archive footage)
Glenn Close
Gertrude (archive footage)
Robert Shaw
Claudius (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer
Self
Franco Zeffirelli
Self
Jean Simmons
Ophelia (archive footage)
Gregory Doran
Self
David Tennant
Self
Alan Bates
Claudius (archive footage)
Ian Holm
Polonius (archive footage)
Kate Winslet
Ophelia (archive footage)
Jonathan Miller
Self
Michael Radford
Self
Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet (archive footage)
Mel Gibson
Hamlet (archive footage)
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Hamlet (archive footage)
John Gielgud
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Paul Scofield
The Ghost (archive footage)
John Nettles
Self
Trevor Nunn
Self
John Simm
Self