Hamlet

Hamlet (1980)

Drama, TV Movie3 hours and 30 minutes
61%
User score
Description

Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch. Then his father's ghost directs him to seek revenge.

Rodney Bennett
Director
William Shakespeare
Author

Actors

Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Hamlet
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Gertrude
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Claudius
Eric Porter
Eric Porter
Polonius
Lalla Ward
Lalla Ward
Ophelia
David Robb
David Robb
Laertes
Robert Swann
Robert Swann
Horatio
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Emrys James
Emrys James
Player King
Jason Kemp
Jason Kemp
Player Queen
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers
Third Player / Lucianus
Bill Homewood
Bill Homewood
Player King in the mime
Peter Richard
Peter Richard
Player Queen in the mime
Terence McGinity
Terence McGinity
Player Lucianus in the mime
Peter Burroughs
Peter Burroughs
Player
Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell
Player
Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson
Fortinbras
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton
First Gravedigger
Peter Benson
Peter Benson
Second Gravedigger
Paul Humpoletz
Paul Humpoletz
Marcellus
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
denmarkinsanityrevengeghosthamletshakespearean actorindecisionfaked insanity