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Hamlet   1996             PG-13, 238 min. Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller Director: Kenneth Branagh   Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Kate Winslet, Charlton Heston, Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, John Gielgud, Richard Briers, Nicholas Farrell, Michael Maloney, Brian Blessed, Judi Dench   "Hamlet," the melancholy Dane, is directed by and stars Kenneth Branagh in this—indeed unique—innovative presentation of Shakespeare's classic. Branagh uses Shakespeare's entire text to uncover the layers behind the Bard of Avon's words in his play about Hamlet (Branagh) seeking revenge for his father the king's murder. Julie Christie plays Gertrude, Hamlet's mother who marries her brother-in-law Claudius (Derek Jacobi) soon after her husband's murder. His father's ghost (Brian Blessed) appears and tells Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to kill Claudius who had murdered him. Now, insanity takes over resulting in homicide and suicide. Cast Kenneth Branagh Hamlet Derek Jacobi Claudius Julie Christie Gertrude Kate Winslet Ophilia Charlton Heston Player King Robin Williams Osric Jack Lemmon Marcellus Billy Crystal Gravedigger Gerard Depardieu Raynaldo John Gielgud Priam Richard Briers Polonius Nicholas Farrell Horatio Michael Maloney Laertes Brian Blessed Ghost Judi Dench Hecuba

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