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There are many ... instances when you want to run screaming from Elsinore Castle.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Hamlet
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
1996 · 4h 2m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
Overview
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Branagh Director
- Kenneth Branagh as Prince Hamlet
- Derek Jacobi as King Claudius
- Julie Christie as Gertrude
- Richard Briers as Polonius
- Kate Winslet as Ophelia
- Nicholas Farrell as Horatio
- Michael Maloney as Laertes
- Rufus Sewell as Fortinbras
- Robin Williams as Osric
- Gérard Depardieu as Reynaldo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
With his handsome and compelling Hamlet, Kenneth Branagh brings the Bard's greatest tragedy passionately alive on the screen.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
This Hamlet may not be perfect, but it is perfectly engrossing.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
As star and ringmaster, Branagh gets to the heart of Hamlet and goes to admirable lengths to take his audience there, too.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
The film equivalent of a lushly illustrated coffee-table book.
Lloyd Rose, Washington Post
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