Hamlet
Dec 25 1996
•4h 2m
•Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Cast
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Kenneth Branagh
Prince Hamlet
Derek Jacobi
King Claudius
Kate Winslet
Ophelia
Julie Christie
Gertrude
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