Belgium / Dec 25, 1996 / 16
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
4h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Reece Dinsdale | Guildenstern |
| Timothy Spall | Rosencrantz |
| Michael Maloney | Laertes |
| Robin Williams | Osric |
| Gérard Depardieu | Reynaldo |
| Jack Lemmon | Marcellus |
| Ian McElhinney | Barnardo |
| Ray Fearon | Francisco |
| Brian Blessed | Ghost of Hamlet's Father |
| Billy Crystal | First Gravedigger |
| Simon Russell Beale | Second Gravedigger |
| Don Warrington | Voltimand |
| Ravil Isyanov | Cornelius |
| Charlton Heston | Player King |
| Rosemary Harris | Player Queen |
| Richard Attenborough | English Ambassador |
| John Gielgud | Priam |
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| Judi Dench | Hecuba |
| John Mills | Old King Norway |
| Ken Dodd | Yorick |
| Andrew Schofield | Young Lord |
| Perdita Weeks | Second Player |
| Tom Szekeres | Young Hamlet |
| Angela Douglas | Attendant to Gertrude |
| Rowena King | Attendant to Gertrude |
| Jimi Mistry | Sailor Two |
| Ben Thom | First Player |
| David Yip | Sailor One |
| Sarah Lam | Attendant to Gertrude |
| Rizz Abbasi | attendant |
| David Blair | attendant |
| Michael Bryant | Priest |
| Peter Bygott | Attendant |
| Charles Daish | stage manager |
| Rob Edwards | Lucianus |
| Yvonne Gidden | Doctor |
| Jeffery Kissoon | Fortinbra's Captain |
| john Spencer-churchill | Fortinbra's Captain |
| Sian Radinger | Prologue |
| Melanie Ramsay | Prostitute |
| Mark Chapman | Courtier (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hamlet |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Release date | 25 dicembre 1996 |
| Production | David Barron |
| Writer | William Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh |
| Casting | Simone Pereira Hind, Vanessa Pereira |
| Editing | Neil Farrell, Leonard Green |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson, Nic Milner |
| Assistant directors | Sara Desmond, Sallie Hard, Kenneth Branagh |
| Camera operators | Nic Milner, Alex Thomson |
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| Additional photography | Alex Thomson, Nic Milner |
| Production design | Tim Harvey, Desmond Crowe, Chris Allies |
| Art direction | Desmond Crowe, Tim Harvey, Chris Allies |
| Set decoration | Tim Harvey, Desmond Crowe, Chris Allies |
| Music | Patrick Doyle |
| Sound | Patrick Doyle |
| Costume design | Alexandra Byrne, Peter Montagna, Richard Glass, Siân Grigg, Kerrie R. Plant, Dan Grace |
| Makeup | Peter Montagna, Siân Grigg, Kerrie R. Plant, Richard Glass, Alexandra Byrne, Dan Grace |
| Hairstyling | Peter Montagna, Richard Glass, Siân Grigg, Kerrie R. Plant, Alexandra Byrne, Dan Grace |
| Budget | 18.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 4.700.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 25, 1996 / PG-13
United Kingdom / Feb 14, 1997 / PG
Italy / Mar 07, 1997 / T
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France / May 14, 1997 / 12
Germany / May 14, 1997 / 12
Portugal / May 16, 1997 / M/16
Australia / May 22, 1997 / PG
Netherlands / Aug 24, 2016 / 6
Digital
South Korea / Apr 11, 2024 / 15
Physical media
Czechia / Feb 23, 1998 / 12+
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