Hamlet

1990
PG
2h 15m

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6.7/10

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Mel Gibson, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield in Hamlet (1990)

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
Director Franco Zeffirelli reportedly wanted Mel Gibson for the title role after seeing his near-suicide scene in Lethal Weapon (1987).

Goofs
The hole in the curtain when Polonius is stabbed.

Quotes
[last lines]
Hamlet: The rest is silence.
Horatio: Good night, sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Alternate versions
One American print, which as of January 2016 appears on Paramount's Vault Channel on YouTube, features no credits overlaid during the first two minutes of the film as seen on most prints (aside from the title) and the same goes for the end titles, which leaves only a black screen with music, followed by the Paramount logo. It is unknown how or why there are essentially no credits at all on this print; it is most likely an accident that the distributor was unaware of.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Green Card/Almost an Angel/Hamlet/Come See the Paradise/Alice (1990)

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7/10

A hollywood-style accessible version of Hamlet which is fairly thorough and faithful. Glenn Close is the best Gertrude

There are a million and one Hamlet's so I will keep this brief as to what are the merits in this one: --Glenn Close is perhaps the best Gertrude I have ever seen. Torn between love for her soon and need for security with Claudius --This version really plays up the sexual undertones between Hamlet and his mother in a way that others dare not --Due to Hollywood-style production and A-list cast it is one of the more accessible versions of Hamlet and in terms of thoroughness ad faithfulness a fairly good place to start perhaps.