Hamlet
"The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy."
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Cast
Mel Gibson
Hamlet
Glenn Close
Gertrude
Alan Bates
Claudius
Paul Scofield
The Ghost
Ian Holm
Polonius
Helena Bonham Carter
Ophelia
Stephen Dillane
Horatio
Nathaniel Parker
Laertes
Sean Murray
Guildenstern
Michael Maloney
Rosencrantz
Trevor Peacock
The Gravedigger
John McEnery
Osric
Richard Warwick
Bernardo
Christien Anholt
Marcellus
Dave Duffy
Francisco
Vernon Dobtcheff
Reynaldo
Pete Postlethwaite
Player King
Christopher Fairbank
Player Queen
Sarah Phillips
The Players
Ned Mendez
The Players
Roy York
The Players
Marjorie Bell
The Players
Justin Case
The Players
Roger Low
The Players
Pamela Sinclair
The Players
Baby Simon Sinclair
The Players
Roy Evans
The Players
Lance Edwards
Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Richard Marden
Editor
Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay
Dyson Lovell
Producer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Bruce Davey
Executive Producer
Christopher De Vore
Screenplay
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Franco Ceraolo
Art Direction
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Jim Morahan
Art Direction
William Shakespeare
Author
Alan Tomkins
Art Direction
Michael Lamont
Supervising Art Director
Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Design
Antonio Tarolla
Art Direction
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Alberta Giuliani
Hairstylist
Jean-Luc Russier
Makeup Artist
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
Cliff Lanning
Third Assistant Director
Chuck Finch
Gaffer
Maurice Binder
Title Designer