Hamlet - John Gielgud - 1948 - HD Restored

Timeline: Act I 00:00:00 - Act II 00:50:00 - Act III 01:25:05 - Act IV I 02:11:13- Act V I 02:47:32 A Historical recording made in 1941 for radio and broadcasted in 1948 - One of John Gielgud’s greatest moments. Though he went on to record it for commercial release, this is a recording in the BBC studios made before the days of editing. Cast John Gielgud Hamlet Marian Spencer Gertrude Celia Johnson Ophelia Hugh Burden Laertes Baliol Holloway Polonius Leon Quartermaine Ghost Richard Williams Bernardo Stanley Groome Francisco Sebastian Shaw Horatio Anthony Jacobs Marcellus Andrew Cruickshank Claudius Hugh Manning Voltimand Frank Atkinson Reynaldo Bryan Coleman Rosencrantz John Chandos Guildenstern Hugh Griffith First Player Denise Bryer Player Queen Andrew Faulds Fortinbras Denis McCarthy Captain Charles Leno Gravedigger Preston Lockwood Gravedigger Arthur Ridley Priest Esme Percy O