Summary:
New York, 2000. A specter in the guise of the newly-dead CEO of Denmark Corporation appears to Hamlet, tells of murder most foul, demands revenge, and identifies the killer as Claudius, the new head of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and now step-father. Hamlet must determine if the ghost is truly his father, and if Claudius did the deed. To buy time, Hamlet feigns madness; to catch his uncle's conscience, he invites him to watch a film he's made that shows a tale of murder. Finally convinced of Claudius's guilt, Hamlet must avenge his father. Claudius now knows Hamlet is a threat and even uses Ophelia, Hamlet's love, in his own plots against the young man. Murder will out?
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for some violence. |
| Production: | double A Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Almereyda | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Almereyda | Screen Adaptation |
| William Shakespeare | Play |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ethan Hawke | Hamlet |
| Kyle MacLachlan | Claudius |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Murray | Polonius |
| Casey Affleck | Fortinbras |
| Dechen Thurman | Guildenstern |
| Diane Venora | Gertrude |
| Jeffrey Wright | Gravedigger |
| Julia Stiles | Ophelia |
| Karl Geary | Horatio |
| Liev Schreiber | Laertes |
| Paul Bartel | Osric |
| Paula Malcomson | Marcella |
| Rome Neal | Barnardo |
| Sam Shepard | Ghost |
| Steve Zahn | Rosencrantz |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amy Hobby | Producer |
| Andrew Fierberg | Producer |
| Callum Greene | Line Producer |
| Jason Blum | Executive Producer |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer |
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