11 May 2009
To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare
The story behind the translation and performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Klingon.
Discovering Hamlet
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.
Top Billed Cast
John Nettles Self
Christopher Plummer Self
John Simm Self
David Tennant Self
Kenneth Branagh Hamlet (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier Hamlet (archive footage)
Mel Gibson Hamlet (archive footage)
Cal Saville Hamlet
Иннокентий Смоктуновский Hamlet (archive footage)
Alan Bates Claudius (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter Ophelia (archive footage)
Michael Caine Horatio (archive footage)
Glenn Close Gertrude (archive footage)
John Gielgud King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Ian Holm Polonius (archive footage)
Paul Scofield The Ghost (archive footage)
Robert Shaw Claudius (archive footage)
Jean Simmons Ophelia (archive footage)
Kate Winslet Ophelia (archive footage)
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