Benedict Cumberbatch - thoughts and reflections on Hamlet - Interview - 2015 - 4K

Benedict Cumberbatch shares his approch to the title role in Shakespeare’s Hamlet during his performance staged at the Barbican Theatre in August 2015. Interviewer: Melvyn Bragg.

This critically-acclaimed production became the fastest selling show in London theatre history for its twelve week sold out run in London. It is currently the most-viewed National Theatre Live broadcast to date with a global audience of nearly 900,000 people.

CAST
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Hamlet - Prince of Denmark
Sian Brooke ... Ophelia
Ciarán Hinds ... Claudius
Anastasia Hille ... Gertrude
Karl Johnson ... Ghost of Hamlet's Father / Gravedigger
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith ... Laertes
Jim Norton ... Polonius
Leo Bill ... Horatio
Dan Parr ... Barnardo
Dwane Walcott ... Marcellus
Rudi Dharmalingam ... Guildenstern
Matthew Steer ... Rosencrantz
Barry Aird ... Soldier
Diveen Henry ... Player Queen / Messenger
Ruairi Conaghan ... Player King
Sergo Vares ... Fortinbras
Nigel Carrington ... Servant / Cornelius
Eddie Arnold ... Danish Captain / Servant
Morag Siller ... Voltemand
Morgan Quaintance ... Self - Host
Colin Haigh ... Priest / Messenger
Paul Ham ... Official
Amaka Okafor ... Official
Jan Shepherd ... Courtier

Directors: Lyndsey Turner - Robin Lough

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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - www.misanthropos.net/
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.

IMDb page: www.imdb.com/title/tt6946736/

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