Multimedia Collection
Hamlet
DVD
242 min
1996
PR2807 .A23 2007 DVD
"Hamlet has the kind of power, energy and excitement that movies can truly exploit," award-winning actor/director Kenneth Branagh says. In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's greatest work, the power surges through every scene. The timeless tale of murder, corruption and revenge is reset in an opulent 19th-century world, using sprawling Blenheim Palace as Elsinore and staging much of the action in shimmering mirrored and gold-filled interiors. The energy is electrifying, due to a luminous cast. The excitement of the Bard's word and an adventurous filmmaking style lift the story from its often shadowy ambience to fully-lit pageantry and rage. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, Rufus Sewell, Robin Williams and Kate Winslet.
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Distributed by Warner Home Video (warnervideo.com).
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