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Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Alternate Title: Hamlet (Motion picture : 1996); William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Additional Contributors: Christie, Julie; Spall, Timothy; Farrell, Nicholas; Branagh, Kenneth; Sewell, Rufus; Dinsdale, Reece; Briers, Richard; Jacobi, Derek; Winslet, Kate; Maloney, Michael; Blessed, Brian

Publisher: [United States] - Warner Home Video

Edition: Special ed

ISBN: 1419849727, 9781419849725

Language: English

Awards & Distinctions: San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, 1996: Best Actor (Kenneth Branagh)

Credits: Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; costume designer, Alexandra Byrne ; music by Patrick Doyle ; art director, Desmond Crowe.

Performers: Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed, Rufus Sewell, Nicholas Farrell, Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Reece Dinsdale, Timothy Spall, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Rosemary Harris, John Mills.

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MPAA rating PG-13 (some violent images and sexuality)

Notes: In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned
Special features: introduction by director/star Kenneth Branagh ; commentary by Branagh and Shakespeare scholar Russell Jackson ; "To be on camera : a history with Hamlet" featurette ; 1996 Cannes Film Festival promo
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer format
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996

Statement of responsibility: Castle Rock Entertainment ; produced by David Barron ; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh

Physical description: 2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Other author misc: [Jacobi, Derek, Winslet, Kate, Blessed, Brian, Briers, Richard, Dinsdale, Reece, Branagh, Kenneth, Farrell, Nicholas, Sewell, Rufus, 1967-, Spall, Timothy, 1957-, Christie, Julie, 1941-, Maloney, Michael, 1957-, Warner Home Video (Firm), Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)]

Call number: DVD 822.33 S7 H1809 2007

Library Identifier 2436517

Description: Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

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Hamlet has never been so fun. Time well spent.

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