当莎士比亚老戏骨约翰·吉尔古德爵士化身导演，当当红电影演员理查德·伯顿带着新婚不久的妻子伊丽莎白·泰勒加盟剧组，他们如何带着各自的心态，阐释自己心目中的《哈姆雷特》？

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.