Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th century, Prince Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh) is traumatized by the revelation that his father was murdered by the present king, Claudius (Derek Jacobi), with the aid of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Julie Christie). Hamlet considers a plot for revenge and mistakenly kills Polonius (Richard Briers), the father of his love, Ophelia (Kate Winslet), causing a chain reaction that leads to a climactic and tragic ending.

JBscale
91
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
4 hrs. 3 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 25, 1996
US Box Office
$4,708,156 (#4944 of 7074)
Global Office
$7,336,732 (#3308 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Sexuality, Some Violent Images

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.20:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
August 17, 2010
Acquired Date
November 19, 2021
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed
Richard Briers
Richard Briers
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
Ray Fearon
Ray Fearon
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Ravil Isyanov
Ravil Isyanov
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Rowena King
Rowena King
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
John Mills
John Mills
Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry
Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale
Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield
Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Perdita Weeks
Perdita Weeks
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
David Yip
David Yip

Directors

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh

Producers

David Barron
David Barron

Writers

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
95%
Tomatometer
56 votes
RT Fresh Certified
89%
Popcornmeter
25,000 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.7/10
40,713 votes

Additional Info

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