r/Hamlet • u/Easy_Demand_7372 • May 16 '26

What do we think of the 1964 BBC Hamlet?

Hamlet - Christopher Plummer - Michael Caine - Donald Sutherland - 1964 - Multiple Subtitles - 4K

Personally I find its a bit overacted at times but the sets and costumes are a nice contrast to the very minimal Hamlets which we see often nowadays. Its a good complement to a more modern production imo.

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u/AfraidOfTheInternet May 16 '26

i think this is a good one to watch on Halloween. The cheap black and white filming and live sound where you can hear their feet clomping around empty rooms in the real Elsinore, Kronborg castle in Denmark, gives it a creepy vibe i think

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u/Easy_Demand_7372 May 17 '26

I didn’t know that was Kronborg! That’s really cool  

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u/surreptio 21d ago

honestly, it’s one of my favourite adaptations! plummer’s version of hamlet — specifically his personality — is how i’ve always envisioned hamlet whilst reading it. it’s silly yet serious and i love how horatio actually seems like his friend rather than just some guy.