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Drama

Hamlet

- Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Release Date : 1996-12-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Castle Rock Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Character Name : Prince Hamlet

Original Name : Kenneth Branagh

Gender : Male

Derek Jacobi

Character Name : King Claudius

Original Name : Derek Jacobi

Gender : Male

Kate Winslet

Character Name : Ophelia

Original Name : Kate Winslet

Gender : Female

Julie Christie

Character Name : Gertrude

Original Name : Julie Christie

Gender : Female

Richard Briers

Character Name : Polonius

Original Name : Richard Briers

Gender : Male

Nicholas Farrell

Character Name : Horatio

Original Name : Nicholas Farrell

Gender : Male

Rufus Sewell

Character Name : Fortinbras

Original Name : Rufus Sewell

Gender : Male

Reece Dinsdale

Character Name : Guildenstern

Original Name : Reece Dinsdale

Gender : Male

Timothy Spall

Character Name : Rosencrantz

Original Name : Timothy Spall

Gender : Male

Michael Maloney

Character Name : Laertes

Original Name : Michael Maloney

Gender : Male

Robin Williams

Character Name : Osric

Original Name : Robin Williams

Gender : Male

Gérard Depardieu

Character Name : Reynaldo

Original Name : Gérard Depardieu

Gender : Male

Jack Lemmon

Character Name : Marcellus

Original Name : Jack Lemmon

Gender : Male

Ian McElhinney

Character Name : Barnardo

Original Name : Ian McElhinney

Gender : Male

Ray Fearon

Character Name : Francisco

Original Name : Ray Fearon

Gender : Male

Brian Blessed

Character Name : Ghost of Hamlet's Father

Original Name : Brian Blessed

Gender : Male

Billy Crystal

Character Name : First Gravedigger

Original Name : Billy Crystal

Gender : Male

Simon Russell Beale

Character Name : Second Gravedigger

Original Name : Simon Russell Beale

Gender : Male

Don Warrington

Character Name : Voltimand

Original Name : Don Warrington

Gender : Male

Ravil Isyanov

Character Name : Cornelius

Original Name : Равиль Исьянов

Gender : Male

Charlton Heston

Character Name : Player King

Original Name : Charlton Heston

Gender : Male

Rosemary Harris

Character Name : Player Queen

Original Name : Rosemary Harris

Gender : Female

Richard Attenborough

Character Name : English Ambassador

Original Name : Richard Attenborough

Gender : Male

John Gielgud

Character Name : Priam

Original Name : John Gielgud

Gender : Male

Judi Dench

Character Name : Hecuba

Original Name : Judi Dench

Gender : Female

John Mills

Character Name : Old King Norway

Original Name : John Mills

Gender : Male

Ken Dodd

Character Name : Yorick

Original Name : Ken Dodd

Gender : Male

Andrew Schofield

Character Name : Young Lord

Original Name : Andrew Schofield

Gender : Male

Perdita Weeks

Character Name : Second Player

Original Name : Perdita Weeks

Gender : Female

Tom Szekeres

Character Name : Young Hamlet

Original Name : Tom Szekeres

Gender : Male

Angela Douglas

Character Name : Attendant to Gertrude

Original Name : Angela Douglas

Gender : Female

Rowena King

Character Name : Attendant to Gertrude

Original Name : Rowena King

Gender : Female

Jimi Mistry

Character Name : Sailor Two

Original Name : Jimi Mistry

Gender : Male

Ben Thom

Character Name : First Player

Original Name : Ben Thom

Gender : Male

David Yip

Character Name : Sailor One

Original Name : David Yip

Gender : Male

Sarah Lam

Character Name : Attendant to Gertrude

Original Name : Sarah Lam

Gender : Female

Rizz Abbasi

Character Name : attendant

Original Name : Rizz Abbasi

Gender : Male

David Blair

Character Name : attendant

Original Name : David Blair

Gender : Male

Michael Bryant

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Michael Bryant

Gender : Male

Peter Bygott

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : Peter Bygott

Gender : Male

Charles Daish

Character Name : stage manager

Original Name : Charles Daish

Gender : Male

Rob Edwards

Character Name : Lucianus

Original Name : Rob Edwards

Gender : Male

Yvonne Gidden

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Yvonne Gidden

Gender : Male

Jeffery Kissoon

Character Name : Fortinbra's Captain

Original Name : Jeffery Kissoon

Gender : Male

john Spencer-churchill

Character Name : Fortinbra's Captain

Original Name : john Spencer-churchill

Gender : Male

Sian Radinger

Character Name : Prologue

Original Name : Sian Radinger

Gender : Male

Melanie Ramsey

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Melanie Ramsey

Gender : Male

Reviews

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DocTerminus

@DocTerminus

2022-02-17

Without a doubt, Branagh's film of **HAMLET** is the most ambitious Shakespeare film to date. He goes all in on.. well, everything. He brings aboard a stellar all-star cast, too many to highlight all, but includes Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and Jack Lemmon - none of which are known for their Shakespearian pedigree. Branagh takes on Hamlet, the largest role in all of Shakespeare - and most English language literature. His interpretation is - not surprisingly - brilliant and worthy of study. Kate Winslet plays his challenged love Ophelia, and Derek Jacobi is the fraudulent King. Rounding out the largest roles, Julie Christie is the doomed queen and Richard Briers is the fussy Polonius. All excellent in their handle of the language and expression of humanity. Much of the film takes place inside the castle of Elsinore, a gorgeous and regal stage set lined with mirrors to challenge each individual's intentions and a chess-board floor to accentuate the challenge in the royal battle for checkmate. The Elsinore grounds are widespread and scenes in the snow covered Danish mountains all shown in glorious 65mm film... an extremely detailed film stock that was rarely used because of the extreme expense and cumbersome camera size. With **HENRY V** and **MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING**, Branagh has proven he is a master of adapting Shakespeare's long form story into much more manageable American movie length. Well, here he goes all in and captures the 4 hour play in its uncut full length. The film was shown with a 15 minute intermission. **HAMLET** itself is doubtlessly one of the most intelligent character studies ever written by any author, and Branagh does a great job recording that. Even many other productions of the show do as good a job or even better job in relaying that story. Either way Branagh's film work is filled with many treasures and to this point, his Shakespeare films are close to flawless. For now...