Movie
Hamlet
Overview
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-12-25
- Runtime
- 242 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kenneth Branagh as Prince Hamlet
- Derek Jacobi as King Claudius
- Kate Winslet as Ophelia
- Julie Christie as Gertrude
- Richard Briers as Polonius
- Nicholas Farrell as Horatio
- Rufus Sewell as Fortinbras
- Reece Dinsdale as Guildenstern
- Timothy Spall as Rosencrantz
- Michael Maloney as Laertes
- Robin Williams as Osric
- Gérard Depardieu as Reynaldo
Crew
- Kenneth Branagh - Director
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