Richard Burton's Hamlet

Richard Burton's Hamlet

Richard Burton’s Hamlet is a common name for both the Broadway production of William Shakespeare's tragedy that played from April 9 through August 8 of 1964 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and for the filmed record of it that has been released theatrically and on home video.

Read more about Richard Burton's Hamlet:  Film, Columbia Masterworks LP Album Set, Cast

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