Hamlet (1990 film)

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 eponymous 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.

Plot

In Denmark, Prince Hamlet finds himself involved in a conspiracy of power to the royal palace. Cruel uncle Claudius kills his brother and takes the power of the kingdom. After an encounter with the restless ghost of his murdered father, Hamlet feigns madness and plots to take vengeance.

Cast

Mel Gibson as Prince Hamlet

Glenn Close as Queen Gertrude

Alan Bates as King Claudius

Paul Scofield as the ghost of King Hamlet

Ian Holm as Polonius

Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia

Stephen Dillane as Horatio

Nathaniel Parker as Laertes

Michael Maloney and Sean Murray as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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