National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

IMDb 7.5 2024 • 165 min • Drama

Director

Sam Mendes

Country

GB

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.

Top Cast

Johnny Flynn
Johnny Flynn Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton
Tuppence Middleton Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala
Aysha Kala
Luke Norris
Luke Norris William Redfield