Title

Hamlet

Cast

Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Richard Briers, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Judi Dench, John Mills, John Gielgud

Director

Cinematographer

Editor

Language

English

Video

1080p 23.976 fps 2.20:1

Audio

DTS-HD MA 5.1 16 bits 48 kHz 2178 kbps

Dubbed Audio

French, German, Spanish

Subtitles

Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Disc

BD50 43.70 GB Region A, B, C

Tags

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

"Hamlet has the kind of power, energy and excitement that movies can truly exploit," award-winning actor/director Kenneth Branagh says. In this first-ever full-text film of Shakespeare's greatest work, the power surges through every scene. The timeless tale of murder, corruption and revenge is reset in an opulent 19th-century world, using sprawling Blenheim Palace as Elsinore and staging much of the action in shimmering mirrored and gold-filled interiors. The energy is electrifying, due to a luminous cast. The excitement of the Bard's words and an adventurous filmmaking style lift the story from its often shadowy ambience to fully-lit pageantry and rage.