ITV Sunday Night Theatre Hamlet (Season 3, Episode 30)
TV Episode | 85 min | Drama

ITV Sunday Night Theatre

Hamlet (Season 3, Episode 30)

TV Episode | 85 min | Drama

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Director

Peter Wood

Writers

John Barton (adaptation) | William Shakespeare (play)

Producer

George LeMaire

Composer

John Addison

Editor

Ray Knipe (video tape)

Production Designer

Peter Roden

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 17, 1970

Release date

Nov 17, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 5 nominations

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Chamberlain Hamlet Hamlet See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Michael Redgrave Polonius Polonius See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Margaret Leighton Gertrude Gertrude See fewer	The Go-Between (1971)
Richard Johnson Claudius, King of Denmark Claudius, King of Denmark See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
John Gielgud The Ghost The Ghost See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Ciaran Madden Ophelia Ophelia See fewer	Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)
Alan Adams Player #4 Player #4 See fewer	Three Sisters (1970)
Donald Barclay Player #6 Player #6 See fewer	Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
David Belcher Player #3 Player #3 See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1971)
Alan Bennett Osric Osric See fewer	The Lady in the Van (2015)
Helen Bourne Player #2 Player #2 See fewer	Freud (1984)
Philip Brack Bernardo Bernardo See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Robert Coleby Fortinbras Fortinbras See fewer	Patrol Boat (1979)
Godfrey James Marcellus Marcellus See fewer	The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979)
Nicholas Jones Laertes Laertes See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
James Laurenson Rosencrantz Rosencrantz See fewer	Boney (1972)
Donald Layne-Smith Priest Priest See fewer	ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1969)
Desmond McNamara Guildenstern Guildenstern See fewer	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Robert Oates Francisco Francisco See fewer	The Fifth Element (1997)
Norman Rossington The gravedigger The gravedigger See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Martin Shaw Horatio Horatio See fewer	The Chief (1990)
Nigel Stock The first player The first player See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Stephen Williams Player #5 Player #5 See fewer	ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1969)