About Discovering Hamlet
- Released on November 01, 2011
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.
Full Cast of Discovering Hamlet
Gregory Doran plays Self
Jonathan Miller plays Self
John Nettles plays Self
Trevor Nunn plays Self
Christopher Plummer plays Self
Michael Radford plays Self
John Simm plays Self
John Simm was born on 10th July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire and grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End...
See John Simm's other roles →David Tennant plays Self
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See David Tennant's other roles →Franco Zeffirelli plays Self
Kenneth Branagh plays Hamlet (archive footage)
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See Kenneth Branagh's other roles →Laurence Olivier plays Hamlet (archive footage)
Mel Gibson plays Hamlet (archive footage)
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See Mel Gibson's other roles →Cal Saville plays Hamlet
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy plays Hamlet (archive footage)
Alan Bates plays Claudius (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter plays Ophelia (archive footage)
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Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinc...
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See Glenn Close's other roles →John Gielgud plays King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Ian Holm plays Polonius (archive footage)
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See Ian Holm's other roles →Paul Scofield plays The Ghost (archive footage)
Robert Shaw plays Claudius (archive footage)
Jean Simmons plays Ophelia (archive footage)
Kate Winslet plays Ophelia (archive footage)
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Discover the backstage crew of Discovering Hamlet →
- Gregory Doran
- Jonathan Miller
- John Nettles
- Trevor Nunn
- Christopher Plummer
- Michael Radford
- John Simm
- David Tennant
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Kenneth Branagh
- Laurence Olivier
- Mel Gibson
- Cal Saville
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
- Alan Bates
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Michael Caine
- Glenn Close
- John Gielgud
- Ian Holm
- Paul Scofield
- Robert Shaw
- Jean Simmons
- Kate Winslet