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7.7
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10.0

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Critic Mike Jeffries
rated 10

The top-line performances are uniformly awesome, with Winslet in particular playing well beyond her years. There are stunning support turns too, notably from Richard Briers, Michael Maloney and Charlton Heston...

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Michael Thomsen
rated 8

Det lange cut af Brannagh's "Hamlet" indeholder HELE det lange skuepil, uden at noget er klippet fra. Det er vist ikke gjort på film før. Meget lang, men hvis det er Hamlet man vil have, er denne udgave visuelt flot og uklippet.

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Cast & Crew

Kenneth Branagh
As Prince Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh
Director
Gérard Depardieu
As Reynaldo
Robin Williams
As Osric
Charlton Heston
As Player King
Billy Crystal
As First Gravedigger
Timothy Spall
As Rosencrantz

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Prince Hamlet returns to Denmark for his father's funeral and discovers that his uncle Claudius has taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet vows to avenge his father's murder, which he believes was committed by Claudius. He feigns madness to distract attention from while he investigates the murder and plots his revenge. Hamlet's relationships with Ophelia and her father Polonius add to the complexity of the story. Ultimately, Hamlet's quest for justice leads to tragic consequences for himself and many others in this classic Shakespearean tragedy.

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Hamlet was released in theaters on December 25, 1996.