Hamlet
1996 film by Kenneth Branagh
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Summary
Hamlet is a film[1]. Hamlet ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,947 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Kenneth Branagh[3]
- Screenwriter: Kenneth Branagh[4]
- Composer: Patrick Doyle[5]
- Genre: drama film[6]
- Based on: Hamlet[7]
- Cast member: Kenneth Branagh[8], Julie Christie[9], Derek Jacobi[10], Kate Winslet[11], Richard Briers[12], Charlton Heston[13], Jack Lemmon[14], Robin Williams[15], Billy Crystal[16], Simon Russell Beale[17], Gérard Depardieu[18], Timothy Spall[19], Rufus Sewell[20], Richard Attenborough[21]
- Producer: David Barron[22]
- Production company: Castle Rock Entertainment[23]
- Director of photography: Alex Thomson[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Distribution format: digital download[26], video on demand[27]
- Review score: 95%[28], 8.1/10[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[31], United States[32]
- Publication date: December 25, 1996[33]
- Characters: Prince Hamlet[34], King Claudius[35], Gertrude[36], Polonius[37], Ophelia[38], Horatio[39], Laertes[40], Fortinbras[41], Marcellus[42], Osric[43], First gravedigger[44], Second gravedigger[45], Reynaldo[46], Rosencrantz[47]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[48], Netflix[49], iTunes[50]
- Narrative location: Denmark[51]
- Official website: http://hamlet-movie.com/[52]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53]
Why It Matters
Hamlet has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Hamlet is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]