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Murder and violence, sex and desire, paranoia and madness. The heady brew of passion and emotion that makes up Shakespeare's great tragedy is given a lavish new production by cinematic Bard-O-Phile Branagh.
Original Release
12/25/1996
US Release
12/25/1996
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rizz Abbasi | Attendant to Claudius |
Richard Attenborough | English Ambassador |
David Blair | Attendant to Claudius |
Brian Blessed | Ghost of Hamlet's Father |
Richard Briers | Polonius |
Michael Bryant | Priest |
Peter Bygott | Attendant to Claudius |
Julie Christie | Gertrude |
Billy Crystal | First Gravedigger |
Charles Daish | Stage Manager |
Directors
Writers
Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rizz Abbasi | Attendant to Claudius |
Richard Attenborough | English Ambassador |
David Blair | Attendant to Claudius |
Brian Blessed | Ghost of Hamlet's Father |
Richard Briers | Polonius |
Michael Bryant | Priest |
Peter Bygott | Attendant to Claudius |
Julie Christie | Gertrude |
Billy Crystal | First Gravedigger |
Charles Daish | Stage Manager |
Judi Dench | Hecuba |
Gerard Depardieu | Reynaldo |
Reece Dinsdale | Guildenstern |
Ken Dodd | Yorick |
Angela Douglas | Attendant to Gertrude |
Rob Edwards | Lucianus |
Nicholas Farrell | Horatio |
Ray Fearon | Francisco |
Yvonne Gidden | Doctor |
John Gielgud | Priam |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Barron | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nominated |