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Hamlet 1996 Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Castle Rock Entertainment
Budget $18,000,000
Revenue $4,700,000
Release Date 25 December 1996
242 mins
Cast
Kenneth Branagh Prince Hamlet
Derek Jacobi King Claudius
Kate Winslet Ophelia
Julie Christie Gertrude
Richard Briers Polonius
Rufus Sewell Fortinbras
Reece Dinsdale Guildenstern
Timothy Spall Rosencrantz
Jack Lemmon Marcellus
Ian McElhinney Barnardo
Ray Fearon Francisco
Brian Blessed Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Billy Crystal First Gravedigger
Simon Russell Beale Second Gravedigger
Don Warrington Voltimand
Ravil Isyanov Cornelius
Charlton Heston Player King
Rosemary Harris Player Queen
Richard Attenborough English Ambassador
Judi Dench Hecuba
John Mills Old King Norway
Ken Dodd Yorick
Andrew Schofield Young Lord
Perdita Weeks Second Player
Tom Szekeres Young Hamlet
Angela Douglas Attendant to Gertrude
Rowena King Attendant to Gertrude
Jimi Mistry Sailor Two
Ben Thom First Player
David Yip Sailor One
Sarah Lam Attendant to Gertrude
Rizz Abbasi attendant
David Blair attendant
Peter Bygott Attendant
Charles Daish stage manager
Rob Edwards Lucianus
Jeffery Kissoon Fortinbra's Captain
john Spencer-churchill Fortinbra's Captain
Sian Radinger Prologue
Melanie Ramsay Prostitute
Mark Chapman Courtier (uncredited)
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