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Hamlet is a 1996 drama film directed, written, and starring Kenneth Branagh. The production features Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, and Kate Winslet, with Patrick Doyle composing the score. Alex Thomson served as director of photography, while Dante Ferretti handled production design. David Barron produced the film, which was created by Castle Rock Entertainment for the United Kingdom and the United States. The narrative is set in a castle in Denmark and is based on the work of William Shakespeare.
The film has a runtime of 242 minutes and was released on January 1, 1996, and December 25, 1996. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures, Netflix, and iTunes via video on demand. The movie received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and Academy Award for Best Production Design. It holds a vote average of 7.3 on TMDb and a rating of 7.7 on IMDb. The production budget was 18,000,000, with revenue of 4,700,000.
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7.3Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Cast
- Kenneth Branagh as Prince Hamlet
- Derek Jacobi as King Claudius
- Kate Winslet as Ophelia
- Julie Christie as Gertrude
- Richard Briers as Polonius
- Nicholas Farrell as Horatio
Themes
- mother
- denmark
- loss of loved one
- prince
- based on play or musical
- madness
- aggressive
- complex
- antagonistic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Hamlet
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Screenwriter
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast member
- Angela Douglas
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Producer
- David Barron
- Production company
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Alex Thomson
- Narrative location
- Denmark
- Duration
- 233
- FilmAffinity ID
- 779161
- Performer
- Patrick Doyle
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Hamlet
- distributed by
- iTunes
- production designer
- Dante Ferretti
- after a work by
- William Shakespeare
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- castle
- review score
- 8.1/10
- characters
- King Claudius
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