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Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the titular character. The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker. It is notable for being the first film from Icon Productions, a company co-founded by Gibson.
The cast includes three actors - Paul Scofield, Alan Bates, and Ian Holm - who had themselves played Hamlet on stage or film. It also features two actors - Stephen Dillane and Michael Maloney - who went on to play Hamlet onstage.
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Blackness Castle and Dover Castle were used as locations in the film.
Film scholar Deborah Cartmell has suggested that Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films are appealing because they are "sensual rather than cerebral", an approach by which he aims to make Shakespeare "even more popular". To this end, he cast Gibson — then famous for the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films — in the title role. Cartmell also notes that the text is drastically cut, but with the effect of enhancing the roles of the women.
Hamlet (1996) Trailer
Hamlet (1996) Act IV, Scene IV
Words, words, words- Hamlet 1996
Hamlet (1996) Fencing Scenes
Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996) Claudius Dies
Trailer for Hamlet 1996 Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet 1996 - First Player Speech
Kate Winslet Singing - Hamlet
Hamlet [1996] Kenneth Branagh Act 4 Scene 1
Hamlet - To Be or not to be - Kenneth Branaugh
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Hamlet Act 1 - Ghost (Bran)
Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2 Soliloquy (1996)