Hamlet (1996)
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
- Released
- Runtime 4h 2m
- Director Kenneth Branagh
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.3/10 (528 votes)
Synopsis
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Cast
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Kenneth Branagh
as Prince Hamlet
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Derek Jacobi
as King Claudius
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Kate Winslet
as Ophelia
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Julie Christie
as Gertrude
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Richard Briers
as Polonius
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Nicholas Farrell
as Horatio
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Rufus Sewell
as Fortinbras
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Reece Dinsdale
as Guildenstern
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Timothy Spall
as Rosencrantz
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Michael Maloney
as Laertes
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Robin Williams
as Osric
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Gérard Depardieu
as Reynaldo
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Jack Lemmon
as Marcellus
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Ian McElhinney
as Barnardo
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Ray Fearon
as Francisco
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Brian Blessed
as Ghost of Hamlet's Father
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Billy Crystal
as First Gravedigger
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Simon Russell Beale
as Second Gravedigger
Crew
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Kenneth Branagh
Director
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Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
- Neil Farrell Editor
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Patrick Doyle
Original Music Composer
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David Barron
Producer
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