His greatness lies not in any special way he reads a certain speech, but in his entire embodiment of the protagonist, entire & enthralling. Then, there is his voice. 👏👏👏
This is awesome. Thanks so very much for sharing this with us. Listening and reading along with this great presentation is so enlightening. Thanks again!
Remarkable...Guilgud's Hamlet rivals Olivier and puts all subsequent efforts to shame. Claudius is brilliant too. What sort of training did actors have in those days to achieve voices like this? Pretty severe I imagine.
His greatness lies not in any special way he reads a certain speech, but in his entire embodiment of the protagonist, entire & enthralling. Then, there is his voice. 👏👏👏
That voice..indeed. Incredible..full of emotion.
Act 1.2 10:16
Act 1.3 25:11
Act 3.1 1:25:15
Act 3.2 1:36:00
Act 4.2 2:13:33
Act 4.4 2:18:17
Act 4.5 2:22:14
Act 4.6 2:35:09
Act 4.7 2:36:58
Act 5.1 2:47:34
Act 5.2 3:02:36
Where's Act 2?
There's also the RCA album Gielgud did with the Old Vic with the uncut text. Go to Internet Archive Audio.
This was recorded 75 years ago, it's incredible.
The finest Hamlet of his generation. No one really comes close either.
I had never heard this version before. It was great!
Best hAmlet i ever heard great cast well paced direction
That voice. ❤
This is awesome. Thanks so very much for sharing this with us. Listening and reading along with this great presentation is so enlightening. Thanks again!
1:28:05 "To be or not to be"
Absolutely goated
thank
he played hamlet until he was 70 that totally freaks me out
The actor who played the first Anakin Skywalker as Horatio.
Do you mean Sebastian Shaw?
Remarkable...Guilgud's Hamlet rivals Olivier and puts all subsequent efforts to shame. Claudius is brilliant too. What sort of training did actors have in those days to achieve voices like this? Pretty severe I imagine.
Wonderful