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Hamlet

2000, Movie, NR, 178 mins

Hamlet: Review

Do we really need another Hamlet movie? Why not, if it means an opportunity to see a talented group of actors, many known only through their television work, do some serious acting. Campbell Scott does double duty as co-director and star in this slightly abridged version of the play (it's nowhere near as complete as Kenneth Branagh's exhaustive four-hour 1996 treatment, but neither is it as ridiculously overblown), and acquits himself admirably on both fronts. Once again, som... read more leave a comment

Hamlet: Cast & Details

Year: 2000
Rated NR

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Cast
Campbell Scott: Hamlet
Blair Brown: Gertrude
Roscoe Lee Browne: Polonius
LisaGay Hamilton: Ophelia
Jamey Sheridan: Claudius
Marcus Giamatti: Guildenstern

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