Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Direction
Branagh's tracking shots through Elsinore are genuinely show-offy in the best way.
Cinematography
Full text + 70mm = every frame looks like a Renaissance painting having a breakdown.
Acting
Branagh's Hamlet is somehow both insufferable and heartbreaking—perfect casting, honestly.
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Prince Hamlet
Derek Jacobi
King Claudius
Kate Winslet
Ophelia
Julie Christie
Gertrude
Richard Briers
Polonius
Nicholas Farrell
Horatio
Rufus Sewell
Fortinbras
Reece Dinsdale
Guildenstern
Timothy Spall
Rosencrantz
Michael Maloney
Laertes
Robin Williams
Osric
Gérard Depardieu
Reynaldo
Jack Lemmon
Marcellus
Ian McElhinney
Barnardo
Ray Fearon
Francisco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the only film adaptation of Hamlet with the complete unabridged text—every other version cuts significantly.
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