This is a Great Performances presentation of Joseph Papp's 1990 New York Shakespeare Festival production of the play Hamlet.
Initial release date:
- 1990
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Hamlet
Film
Directed by
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American theatre and film actor. He has won one Academy Award, two Tony Awards and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009.
Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Peggy and Robert Kline. Robert was a classical music lover and an amateur...
Cast Members of Hamlet
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Kevin Kline
as Prince Hamlet
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Diane Venora
as Ophelia
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Brian Murray
as King Claudius
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Peter Francis James
as Horatio
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Robert Murch
as Ghost of Hamlet's father
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Great Performances
Great Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on PBS since 1972. The show is produced by WNET in New York City.
It is one of the longest running performing arts anthologies on television, second only to Hallmark Hall of Fame. Great Performances presents...
Original air date:
- 1990
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Adaptation
Adapted From
Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then...
