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73% Critic Match
Hamlet
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
7.3 / 10• 1996• 4h 2m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Cast & Crew
Kenneth Branagh
Prince Hamlet
Lead
Derek Jacobi
King Claudius
Kate Winslet
Ophelia
Julie Christie
Gertrude
Richard Briers
Polonius
Nicholas Farrell
Horatio
Rufus Sewell
Fortinbras
Reece Dinsdale
Guildenstern
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenneth Branagh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hamlet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
