National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Mar 21, 2024 | IMDB 7.5
165 min Watch NowDrama
In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
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