Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Acting
Helena Bonham Carter unhinged before it was her brand.
Production
Practical stone castles that smell like actual damp.
Direction
Zeffirelli cuts half the play but keeps every death.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Mel Gibson
Hamlet
Glenn Close
Gertrude
Alan Bates
Claudius
Paul Scofield
The Ghost
Ian Holm
Polonius
Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia
Stephen Dillane
Horatio
Nathaniel Parker
Laertes
Michael Maloney
Rosencrantz
Trevor Peacock
The Gravedigger
John McEnery
Osric
Richard Warwick
Bernardo
Christien Anholt
Marcellus
Dave Duffy
Francisco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mel Gibson took fencing lessons for six months and insisted on doing most stunts himself because he 'had something to prove to the Shakespeare crowd.'
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