Alec Baldwin on the performance of Hamlet's soliloquy in My Darling Clementine
There is a Shakespeare scene in My Darling Clementine (directed by John Ford), where Victor Mature performs the great Hamlet soliloquy from Hamlet, 'To be or not to be'.
The character Doc Holliday (Victor Mature) completes the soliloquy when the actor falters. The inclusion of this scene is seen as a meditation on America's transformation from wilderness into civlilisation.
Alec Baldwin describes this as 'the most beautiful Shakespeare recitation you've ever heard in your life.'
Image: Alec Baldwin, actor Credit: Getty Images
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