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Discovering Hamlet

2011★ 7.5 · 244mDocumentary

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Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.

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Cast

Kate Winslet
as Ophelia (archive footage)

Mel Gibson
as Hamlet (archive footage)

Michael Caine
as Horatio (archive footage)

Helena Bonham Carter
as Ophelia (archive footage)

Kenneth Branagh
as Hamlet (archive footage)

David Tennant
as Self

Glenn Close
as Gertrude (archive footage)

Christopher Plummer
as Self

Laurence Olivier
as Hamlet (archive footage)

Jean Simmons
as Ophelia (archive footage)

Ian Holm
as Polonius (archive footage)

Robert Shaw
as Claudius (archive footage)

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Release date: 2011-11-01

Runtime: 0h 44m

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