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Hamlet (1996 movie)

Hamlet
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Film poster
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Produced by David Barron
Screenplay by Kenneth Branagh
Based on Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Starring
Music by Patrick Doyle
Cinematography Alex Thomson
Edited by Neil Farrell
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 25 December 1996 (1996-12-25)
Running time
242 minutes
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Language English
Budget $18 million
(adjusted by inflation: $27,486,951)
Box office $4,739,189
(adjusted by inflation: $7,236,992)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by Patrick Doyle
Released 10 December 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Soundtrack
Length 76:25
Label Sony Classical Records
Producer Patrick Doyle
Maggie Rodford
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars link
Film Music on the Web 5/5 stars link
Filmtracks 3/5 stars link

Hamlet is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the titular role as Prince Hamlet. The film also features Derek Jacobi as King Claudius, Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Michael Maloney as Laertes, Richard Briers as Polonius, and Nicholas Farrell as Horatio. Other notable appearances include Robin Williams, Gérard Depardieu, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Rufus Sewell, Charlton Heston, Richard Attenborough, Judi Dench, John Gielgud and Ken Dodd.

The film is notable as the first unabridged theatrical film version of the play, running just over four hours. The longest screen version of the play prior to the 1996 film was the 1980 BBC made-for-television version starring Jacobi as the title character, which runs three-and-a-half hours.


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