Hamlet Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Genres: Drama
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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 make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude (Glenn_Close), whom he has unusually strong feelings for. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost (Paul_Scofield), who asks him to seek revenge for his murder. In order to find out who the real killer is, Hamlet stages a theatrical scene resembling his father's death. Claudius is upset by the production and leaves to arrange for Hamlet's murder. In the ensuing confusion, Hamlet accidentally kills Polonious (Ian_Holm) instead of Claudius; Hamlet's lover, Ophelia (Helena_Bonham_Carter), goes mad and commits suicide; and eventually Hamlet and Claudius both meet their fate. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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