Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
mother
denmark
loss of loved one
prince
based on play or musical
madness
aggressive
complex
antagonistic
Rank
#50 in 1996·#4155 overall
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Cast
Kenneth Branagh
Prince Hamlet
Derek Jacobi
King Claudius
Kate Winslet
Ophelia
Julie Christie
Gertrude
Richard Briers
Polonius
Nicholas Farrell
Horatio
Rufus Sewell
Fortinbras
Reece Dinsdale
Guildenstern
Timothy Spall
Rosencrantz
Michael Maloney
Laertes
Robin Williams
Osric
Gérard Depardieu
Reynaldo
Crew
Kenneth Branagh
Director
Patrick Doyle
Original Music Composer
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
David Barron
Producer
Siân Grigg
Makeup Artist
Peter Montagna
Makeup Artist
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Simone Pereira Hind
Casting
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Kenneth Branagh
Adaptation
Popular Reviews
367 reviews
BillpossiblyTed
6.0★ · 05/25/26
The play is one of the best written pieces of fiction in History and reading it is riveting but fuck this is so goddamn boring, and Kenneth Branagh is a goof
The play is one of the best written pieces of fiction in History and reading it is riveting but fuck this is so goddamn boring, and Kenneth Branagh is a goof
Miyu
6.0★ · 05/18/26
i wish hamlet was more of a dramatic teenager as i imagined in the book he was
i wish hamlet was more of a dramatic teenager as i imagined in the book he was
sophie chapman
I think I deserve a round of applause for getting through this full 4 hours without falling asleep
I think I deserve a round of applause for getting through this full 4 hours without falling asleep
CourtneyPRO
4.0★ · 05/01/26
Fortinbraughs should’ve gotten more screentime
Fortinbraughs should’ve gotten more screentime
ava marie
8.0★ · 04/08/26
im not even sure what to rate this the acting was phenomenal, especially ophelia to be or not to be amirite
im not even sure what to rate this the acting was phenomenal, especially ophelia to be or not to be amirite
