Hamlet
Summary:
Franco Zeffirelli directs his third Shakespeare adaptation (after Romeo and Juliet and Otello) with this film version of the tragedy +Hamlet. The titular prince of Denmark (Mel Gibson), returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius (Alan Bates) is the new king. To... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Mel Gibson - (Hamlet)
Glenn Close - (Gertrude)
Alan Bates - (Claudius)
Paul Scofield - (The Ghost)
Ian Holm - (Polonius)
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Review:
Frequent Shakespeare interpreter Franco Zeffirelli gives Hamlet a go with this gritty and unglamorous version, starring Hollywood actors like Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. Gibson may have struck some viewers as quite the wrong choice, destined to be overmatched, but he displays surprising subtlety and range, not to mention wearing t... Continue >>
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