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Hamlet (1996) -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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7.7/10   17,844 votes
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Writers:
William Shakespeare (play)
Kenneth Branagh (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1996 (USA) more
Plot:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations more
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(9 articles)
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User Reviews:
My favorite movie; at last a Hamlet that "CAN make his mind" :) more (195 total)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Riz Abbasi ... Attendant to Claudius

Richard Attenborough ... English Ambassador
David Blair ... Attendant to Claudius
Brian Blessed ... Ghost of Hamlet's Father

Kenneth Branagh ... Hamlet

Richard Briers ... Polonius
Michael Bryant ... Priest
Peter Bygott ... Attendant to Claudius

Julie Christie ... Gertrude

Billy Crystal ... First Gravedigger
Charles Daish ... Stage Manager

Judi Dench ... Hecuba

Gérard Depardieu ... Reynaldo
Reece Dinsdale ... Guildenstern
Ken Dodd ... Yorick
Angela Douglas ... Attendant to Gertrude
Rob Edwards ... Lucianus
Nicholas Farrell ... Horatio
Ray Fearon ... Francisco
Yvonne Gidden ... Doctor

John Gielgud ... Priam

Rosemary Harris ... Player Queen

Charlton Heston ... Player King

Ravil Isyanov ... Cornelius

Derek Jacobi ... Claudius

Rowena King ... Attendant to Gertrude
Jeffery Kissoon ... Fortinbras's Captain
Sarah Lam ... Attendant to Gertrude

Jack Lemmon ... Marcellus
Ian McElhinney ... Barnardo
Michael Maloney ... Laertes
John Spencer-Churchill ... Fortinbras's Captain (as Duke of Marlborough)

John Mills ... Old Norway

Jimi Mistry ... Sailor Two
Sian Radinger ... Prologue
Melanie Ramsey ... Prostitute
Simon Russell Beale ... Second Gravedigger
Andrew Schofield ... Young Lord

Rufus Sewell ... Fortinbras

Timothy Spall ... Rosencrantz
Thomas Szekeres ... Young Hamlet (as Tom Szekeres)
Ben Thom ... First Player
Don Warrington ... Voltimand
Perdita Weeks ... Second Player

Robin Williams ... Osric

Kate Winslet ... Ophelia
David Yip ... Sailor One
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Morgan ... Pyrrhus (uncredited)
Melanie Ramsay ... Prostitute (uncredited)
Orlando Seale ... Boatman (uncredited)
Jimmy Yuill ... Alexander (uncredited)
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Directed by
Kenneth Branagh 
 
Writing credits
William Shakespeare (play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Pince of Denmark")

Kenneth Branagh (screenplay)

Produced by
David Barron .... producer
 
Original Music by
Patrick Doyle 
 
Cinematography by
Alex Thomson 
 
Film Editing by
Neil Farrell 
 
Casting by
Simone Ireland 
Vanessa Pereira 
 
Production Design by
Tim Harvey 
 
Art Direction by
Desmond Crowe 
 
Costume Design by
Alexandra Byrne 
 
Makeup Department
Sian Grigg .... makeup artist
Peter Montagna .... makeup artist
Kerrie R. Plant .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Iona Price .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Desmond .... third assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard .... second assistant director (as Sallie-Ann Hard)
Simon Moseley .... first assistant director
Richard Styles .... second assistant director
Tom White .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Celia Bobak .... production buyer
Don Dossett .... assistant art director
Danny Hunter .... property master
Richard Lyon .... construction buyer
Michael Redding .... construction coordinator
Alan Hausmann .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Peter Glossop .... production sound mixer
Tim Hands .... adr editor
Micki Joanni .... synchron editor
Dominic Lester .... sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Mann .... assistant foley editor
Shaun Mills .... boom operator
Robin O'Donoghue .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Pennell .... supervising sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Dave Crownshaw .... snow effects supervisor
Michael Dawson .... special effects administrator
Kevin Draycott .... special effects foreman
Manex Efrem .... special effects technician
Jody Taylor .... special effects assistant
Joss Williams .... special effects supervisor
Mark Sanger .... special effects apprentice (uncredited)
Lucien Stephenson .... snow effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
David Carrigan .... first assistant director: vfx unit
Matthew D'Angibau .... model unit runner
Tom Debenham .... visual effects designer
Adrian De Wet .... scanning operator
Jessie Doyle .... optical trainee
Dan Glass .... visual effects designer
José Granell .... director of miniature effects
Pete Hanson .... studio manager: CFC
Antony Hunt .... visual effects supervisor
Alison O'Brien .... visual effects producer
Joe Pavlo .... scanning operator
Daniel Pettipher .... digital compositor: The Magic Camera Company
Catherine M. Shaw .... assistant producer, scanning and recording: CFC
Andy Stevens .... visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Nigel Stone .... director of photography: model unit
Anthony Wonsoff .... visual effects assistant
 
Stunts
Simon Crane .... stunt coordinator
Tom Delmar .... stunt double: Hamlet's Father
Tom Delmar .... stunts
Steve Griffin .... stunts
Paul Herbert .... stunts
Sean McCabe .... assistant stunt coordinator
Sean McCabe .... stunt double: Hamlet
Ray Nicholas .... stunts
Andreas Petrides .... stunt double: Laertes
Peter Pedrero .... utility stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby .... key grip
Robert Binnall .... first assistant camera
Tony Cridlin .... grip
Tony Jackson .... camera operator
Martin Kenzie .... camera operator
Rolf Konow .... still photographer
Ossa Mills .... rigging gaffer
Nic Milner .... camera operator
David Morani .... gaffer
Robert Palmer .... second assistant camera
Chyna Thomson .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
George Richmond .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke .... costume trainee
Dan Grace .... dresser to Mr. Branagh
Andrew Hunt .... costume assistant
Sharon Long .... costume supervisor
Debbie Scott .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Simon Astbury .... colorist: rushes
Jens Baylis .... assistant editor
Robbie Broughton .... assistant editor
Daniel Farrell .... associate editor
Paul King .... negative cutter
Melanie Viner-Cuneo .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Lawrence Ashmore .... orchestrator
Patrick Doyle .... music producer
Gerard McCann .... music editor
Roy Prendergast .... supervising music editor
Maggie Rodford .... music producer
Randy Spendlove .... executive music producer
Robert Ziegler .... conductor
John Bell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Geoff Foster .... score recordist (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Ben Burt .... floor runner
Nick Daubeny .... location manager
Lindy Davies .... performance consultant
Lil Heyman .... production coordinator
Dr. Russell Jackson .... text consultant
Kevin Phelan .... 65 mm scanning and recording producer: The Computer Film Company
Nick Powell .... fight arranger
Nick Powell .... sword master
Helen Seery .... assistant accountant
Rebecca Erwin Spencer .... assistant: Mr. Williams
Phil Stoole .... production assistant
Tamar Thomas .... assistant: Mr Branagh
Susan Weeks .... tutor chaperone
Tom White .... location assistant
Annie Wotton .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violent images and sexuality.
Runtime:
242 min | 150 min (cut version)
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Language:
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (35 mm prints) | SDDS (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Part of the movie was shot at Blenheim Palace, which is owned by the Duke Of Marlborough. He had a very small role in the movie as Fortinbras' General. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Spot of blood on Osric's lip when speaking to Hamlet. more
Quotes:
Hamlet: If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, absent thee from felicity awhile and in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain to tell my story. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998) more
Soundtrack:
In Pace more

FAQ

Why Hamlet treat his mother and Ophelia badly?
Did Hamlet really love Ophelia?
Is it true that Hamlet faked his madness?
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13 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
My favorite movie; at last a Hamlet that "CAN make his mind" :), 20 October 2004
10/10
Author: pass6 (pass6@o2.pl) from Szczecin, Poland

The actors play wonderfully, especially Kenneth Branagh himself. It's good that Robin Williams got the comedy role of Osiric, otherwise it could be a bit strange to see him in such a production. It is really great that Kenneth decided to use the fullest version of the text, this happens definitely not too often... Thanks to that the viewers can see the whole, not the chosen - by the director - parts. Also - thank God that the film is in a classical form; NO to surrealistic fanfaberies ! Although "Tytus Andronicus" was impressive nevertheless, but still Hamlet is a different story, at least that's my point of view.

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