Directed by:
Kenneth Branagh
Written by:
Kenneth Branagh
Based on the play by:
William Shakespeare
Genre:
Drama
Runtime:
242 mins
Plot:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Release Date:
December 25, 1996
Reception:
Cast:
Kenneth Branagh
Derek Jacobi
Julie Christie
Richard Briers
Kate Winslet
Nicholas Farrell
Michael Maloney
Rufus Sewell
Robin Williams
Gérard Depardieu
Timothy Spall
Reece Dinsdale
Jack Lemmon
Ian McElhinney
Billy Crystal
Charlton Heston
Rosemary Harris
Richard Attenborough
John Gielgud
Judi Dench
John Mills
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh
- Best Achievement in Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne
- Best Achievement in Production Design | Tim Harvey
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | Patrick Doyle
Nominations
- Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne
- Best Production Design | Tim Harvey
Nominations
- Excellence in Feature Film | Tim Harvey