Hamlet (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Almereyda |
| Produced by | Andrew Fierberg Amy Hobby |
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William Shakespeare (play) Michael Almereyda |
| Starring |
Ethan Hawke Kyle MacLachlan Diane Venora Liev Schreiber Julia Stiles Bill Murray Karl Geary Steve Zahn Sam Shepard |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Edited by | Kristina Boden |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,046,433 |
Hamlet (also referred to as Hamlet 2000) is a 2000 American film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Kyle MacLachlan co-stars as Uncle Claudius, Diane Venora as Gertrude, Liev Schreiber as Laertes, Julia Stiles as Ophelia, Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz, Bill Murray as Polonius, and Sam Shepard as Hamlet's father.
In this version of Hamlet, Claudius becomes King and CEO of "Denmark Corporation", having taken over the firm by killing his brother, Hamlet's father.
This adaptation keeps the Shakespearean dialogue but presents a modern setting, with technology such as video cameras, Polaroid cameras, and surveillance bugs. For example, the ghost of Hamlet's murdered father first appears on closed-circuit TV.
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