Hamlet Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 1348

Average Rating: 3/4

# of Ratings: 76

Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1996

Language: English

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Julie Christie, John Gielgud, Judi Dench, Gérard Depardieu

Plot: Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in an adaptation of Shakespeare's drama, using the original words as a son comes to avenge his father by murdering his uncle - who is now his step-father. Madness, plots, conspiracy and death will follow in turn. -- Chris Kavan

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3/4

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 02/05/2024

Directed by someone with an assured grasp on both style and the material, but while it might be one of the most faithful versions of Hamlet, it's also one of the most long-winded.

Rating of
3/4

Topher - wrote on 06/14/2009

For those who want their Hamlet full and uncut, this adaptation is the most faithful. Branagh, as director, excelled in drawing out the spectacle in this drama of illusions and perceptions. But as Hamlet, Branagh is a bit too Hammy. While his aristocratic wit is cutting, his antic dispostion is more foolish than disturbing. Branagh sets Hamlet in the midst of Victorian Era opulence with a large cast in costumed splendor and plenty of intrigue.

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