National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024) on Netflix
NR20242h 45m
In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, takes the title role in an experimental Broadway Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud's direction. Rehearsals set the two men at odds.
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Plot summary
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.
Cast
- Michael Walters
- Mark Extanceas Mick Burrows
