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Hamlet (1980)

1980-05-25 · 3h 30m · EN
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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.

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Rodney BennettDirector

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Derek JacobiDerek JacobiHamletClaire BloomClaire BloomGertrudePatrick StewartPatrick StewartClaudiusEric PorterEric PorterPoloniusLalla WardLalla WardOpheliaDavid RobbDavid RobbLaertesRobert SwannRobert SwannHoratioPatrick AllenPatrick AllenGhost of Hamlet's FatherEmrys JamesEmrys JamesPlayer KingGeoffrey BeeversGeoffrey BeeversThird Player / LucianusJason KempJason KempPlayer QueenJason KempJason KempPlayer Queen

Keywords

RevengeGhostInsanityDenmarkShakespearean actorShakespearean playHamletFaked insanityIndecision

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityRevenge · Ghost · InsanityDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference365650Actor preference258000 · 52526 · 206363

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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.

How long is Hamlet?

Hamlet has a runtime of 210 minutes.

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