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Hamlet
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
1990 · Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 130 min · Drama · History · 8 frames
Tagline
The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy.
Crew
- Screenplay: Christopher De Vore, Franco Zeffirelli
- Cinematography: David Watkin
- Edited by: Richard Marden
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Production design: Dante Ferretti
- Produced by: Dyson Lovell
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Hamlet
- Glenn Close as Gertrude
- Alan Bates as Claudius
- Paul Scofield as The Ghost
- Ian Holm as Polonius
- Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia
- Stephen Dillane as Horatio
- Nathaniel Parker as Laertes
- Sean Murray as Guildenstern
- Michael Maloney as Rosencrantz
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Icon Productions, Nelson Entertainment
- Budget: $13,500,000
- Box office: $20,700,000
- Themes: loss of loved one, prince, uncle, based on play or musical, revenge, murder, spirit
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