Directed by:
Franco ZeffirelliCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, Nathaniel Parker, Christien Anholt, Pete Postlethwaite (more)VOD (1)
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Master Director Franco Zeffirelli brings Shakespeare's classic story of ultimate revenge to the screen in Hamlet. Mel Gibson stars as the tortured Prince battling with his sanity and his conscience to avenge his father's death. Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the king dies. His mother Gertrude (Glenn Close) has already married Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet to marry his beloved Ophelia. But soon the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet must choose between passive acquiescence and the need for a vengeance which might lead to tragedy. (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Mel Gibson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/060/164060926_1f2cdd.jpg)
Mel Gibson
USA
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
![Glenn Close](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687679_9844b7.jpg)
Glenn Close
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Tarzan (1999)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Paul Scofield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/075/164075813_1533bd.jpg)
Paul Scofield
UK
Best movies:
The Train (1964)
Henry V (1989)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
![Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267498_be829e.jpg)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies:
![Helena Bonham Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810600_08af55.jpg)
Helena Bonham Carter
UK
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The King's Speech (2010)
One Life (2023)
![Stephen Dillane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517319_1507a8.png)
Stephen Dillane
UK
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
The Hours (2002)
![Nathaniel Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343044_a5b9de.jpg)
Nathaniel Parker
UK
Best movies:
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Stardust (2007)
The Last Duel (2021)
![Christien Anholt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278990_a742a9.jpg)
Christien Anholt
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
One Against the Wind (1991) (TV movie)
Hamlet (1990)
![Pete Postlethwaite](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267582_309ce4.jpg)
Pete Postlethwaite
UK
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Michael Maloney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/422/160422865_fe4b86.jpg)
Michael Maloney
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Hamlet (1996)
Henry V (1989)
Nada Strancar
Best movies:
Hamlet (1990)
Le Voleur d'enfants (1991)
www.SoeurThérèse.com (2002) (series)
André Julien
France
Best movies:
The Fugitives (1986)
Mother (1991)
Betty Blue (1986)
![Christopher Fairbank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579647_0372a0.jpg)
Christopher Fairbank
UK
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Gérard Desarthe
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1994) (series)
Hamlet (1990)
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
![Roy Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/452/161452146_e7e996.jpg)
Roy Evans
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
Scrooge (1970)
Trevor Peacock
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Sunshine (1999)
Richard Warwick
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
If.... (1968)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Alain Guillo
Best movies:
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
Hamlet (1990)
Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)