Hamlet (1996)

Movie
German title	Hamlet
Original title	Hamlet
Country of production	United States , United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	233 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Kenneth Branagh
script	Kenneth Branagh
production	David Barron
music	Patrick Doyle
camera	Alex Thomson
cut	Neill Farrell
occupation
Kenneth Branagh : Hamlet Kate Winslet : Ophelia Derek Jacobi : Claudius Brian Blessed : The Ghost (Hamlet's Father) Julie Christie : Gertrude Jack Lemmon : Marcellus Robin Williams : Osric Gérard Depardieu : Reynold Reece Dinsdale : Güldenstern Richard Attenborough : English envoy Rufus Sewell : Fortinbras Nicholas Farrell : Horatio Rosemary Harris : Queen in Acting Charlton Heston : King in Acting Michael Maloney : Laertes Richard Briers : Polonius Timothy Spall : Rosary John Mills : Old Norway Judi Dench : Hecuba Billy Crystal : First gravedigger John Gielgud : Priam Ravil Isyanov : Cornelius Ian McElhinney : Bernardo

Hamlet (alternative title: William Shakespeare's Hamlet ) is a literary film adaptation by Kenneth Branagh from 1996 and is based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare . It is a very complex production with a top-class cast. In contrast to other literary adaptations, the original dialogues from Shakespeare were used here in full. Branagh fashionably moved the action to the 19th century.

Production costs were over $ 18 million, but the film grossed only $ 4.7 million.

Locations

• Exterior shots: Blenheim Palace , Oxfordshire , England.
• Indoors: Shepperton Studios , Middlesex , England.

Awards (selection)

The film was at the Academy Awards 1997 in four categories for the Oscar nominated Production Design, Costume Design, Music (Original Dramatic Score) and Adapted Screenplay, but could not win any prizes.

Kate Winslet won the Empire Award for Best British Actress in 1998 for her performance .

Reviews

The lexicon of international film judged that the production had "no uniform staging style". “[T] he excellent acting achievements” would not allow boredom to arise despite “obvious inconsistencies and weaknesses”.

See also

• Hamlet ( Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ; around 1601, printed 1603)
• List of filmed works by William Shakespeare

Web links

• Hamlet in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Hamlet atrotten tomatoes(English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Box office. In: boxofficemojo.com, accessed February 17, 2010
2. ^ Hamlet in the Lexicon of International Films