Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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Earnest, prestige, contemplative and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Kenneth BranaghPrince Hamlet
- Derek JacobiKing Claudius
- Kate WinsletOphelia
- Julie ChristieGertrude
- Richard BriersPolonius
- Nicholas FarrellHoratio
- Rufus SewellFortinbras
- Reece DinsdaleGuildenstern
- Timothy SpallRosencrantz
- Michael MaloneyLaertes
Crew
- Kenneth BranaghDirector
- Alex ThomsonDirector of Photography
- Patrick DoyleOriginal Music Composer
- Neil FarrellEditor
- David BarronProducer
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