Hamlet - Richard Burton - John Gielgud - Broadway production - Shakespeare - 1964 - HD Restored - 4K

Richard Burton as Hamlet - Directed by John Gielgud who also played the Ghost. Please consider subscribing to our channel for More Insights: Directed by John Gielgud (stage) - Bill Colleran (film) CAST Richard Burton as Hamlet Hume Cronyn as Polonius Alfred Drake as Claudius Eileen Herlie as Gertrude William Redfield as Guildenstern George Rose as First Gravedigger George Voskovec as Player King Philip Coolidge as Voltemand John Cullum as Laertes Michael Ebert as Francisco/ Fortinbras Dillon Evans as Reynaldo/Osric Clement Fowler as Rosencrantz Geoff Garland as Lucianus Barnard Hughes as Marcellus/Priest Linda Marsh as Ophelia Robert Milli as Horatio Hugh Alexander as Cornelius/ Second Gravedigger/ English Ambassador Robert Burr as Bernardo/Ensemble Christopher Culkin as Player Queen Alex Giannini as Ensemble John Gielgud as Ghost Claude Harz as Ensemble John Hetherington as Player Prologue/Ensemble Gerome Ragni as Ensemble Linda Seff as Ensemble Richard L. Sterne as Gentleman Carol Teitel as Ensemble Frederick Young as Ensemble Broadway production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet that played from April 9 to August 8, 1964 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. A filmed record was created by recording three live performances on camera from June 30 to July 1 using a process called Electronovision and then editing them into a single film. Because Burton disliked wearing period costumes, and for aesthetic reasons of his own, Gielgud conceived of a production performed in a “rehearsal” setting with an incomplete set and the actors wearing what appeared to be street clothes (although the costumes were actually the result of continuous trial-and-error in rehearsals, with the actors bringing in countless variations of attire for Gielgud to consider). Gielgud also opted to depict the Ghost as a shadow against the back of the stage wall, voicing the character himself on tape (since he was unavailable while the production was in performance). AUDIO / IMAGE HD Restoration - Sources and/or Archive copies quality used for this restoration: damaged/poor. This recording is for educational purposes only and is covered under Fair Use doctrine - Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners. Read the unabridged plays online: _______________________________ Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens“, the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. _______________________________ FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN - DONATIONS - Shakespeare Network Website and YouTube Channel: Donate with PayPal or GoFundMe today: Why Donate? Please consider giving a donation today to support our HD AUDIO / IMAGE Restoration Program. The main objective of enhancing historical image and sound recordings by digital signal processing is to improve the overall quality of recordings degraded by several distortions. Whether true signal restoration or merely signal enhancement can be achieved depends heavily on the quality of the historical image and sound material. Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software. Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you. 25% Direct support to website: Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support. 25% Administration and governance: We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values. Our operating budget: Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and Board approval. 50% Direct support to communities: Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs. Contact us for further info.