Hamlet / Castle Rock Entertainment presents ; produced by David Barron ; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.

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In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hamlet (Motion picture : 1996)
Main Author:	Doyle, Patrick, 1953- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Branagh, Kenneth (Actor, Screenwriter, Director) Barron, David (Film producer) (Producer) Christie, Julie, 1941- (Actor) Crystal, Billy (Actor) Depardieu, Gérard, 1948- (Actor) Heston, Charlton (Actor) Jacobi, Derek (Actor) Lemmon, Jack (Actor) Sewell, Rufus, 1967- (Actor) Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Actor) Winslet, Kate (Actor) Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007 (Cinematographer) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2007, ©1996.
Edition:	Two-disc special edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet > Film adaptations. Hamlet > (Legendary character) > Drama. Murder victims' families > Drama. Fathers > Death > Drama. Princes > Drama. Revenge > Drama. Denmark > Drama. Hamlet (Personaje legendario) > Teatro. Asesinato > Teatro. Hamlet (Shakespeare, William) Fathers > Death. Hamlet > (Legendary character) Murder victims' families. Princes. Revenge. Denmark. Spanish language materials > Videorecordings. French language materials > Videorecordings. Feature films. Melodrama. Shakespeare films. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Feature films > Great Britain. Feature films > United States. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Videorecordings. Shakespeare films. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Feature films. Feature films Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Format:	Video DVD

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