Movie
Discovering Hamlet
Released: November 1, 2011 (2011)
Runtime: 44 minutes
Genres: Documentary
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Laurence Olivier as Hamlet (archive footage)
Age at release: 104
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy as Hamlet (archive footage)
Age at release: 86
- Christopher Plummer as Self
Age at release: 81
- Alan Bates as Claudius (archive footage)
Age at release: 77
- John Nettles as Self
Age at release: 68
- Mel Gibson as Hamlet (archive footage)
Age at release: 55
- Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet (archive footage)
Age at release: 50
- John Simm as Self
Age at release: 41
- David Tennant as Self
Age at release: 40
- Cal Saville as Hamlet
Age at release: Unknown
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- John Gielgud as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Age at release: 107
- Paul Scofield as The Ghost (archive footage)
Age at release: 89
- Robert Shaw as Claudius (archive footage)
Age at release: 84
- Jean Simmons as Ophelia (archive footage)
Age at release: 82
- Ian Holm as Polonius (archive footage)
Age at release: 80
- Michael Caine as Horatio (archive footage)
Age at release: 78
- Glenn Close as Gertrude (archive footage)
Age at release: 64
- Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia (archive footage)
Age at release: 45
- Kate Winslet as Ophelia (archive footage)
Age at release: 36