About Hamlet
- Released on December 25, 1996
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Full Cast of Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh plays Prince Hamlet
Derek Jacobi plays King Claudius
Kate Winslet plays Ophelia
Julie Christie plays Gertrude
Richard Briers plays Polonius
Nicholas Farrell plays Horatio
Rufus Sewell plays Fortinbras
Reece Dinsdale plays Guildenstern
Timothy Spall plays Rosencrantz
Michael Maloney plays Laertes
Robin Williams plays Osric
Gérard Depardieu plays Reynaldo
Jack Lemmon plays Marcellus
Ian McElhinney plays Barnardo
Ray Fearon plays Francisco
Brian Blessed plays Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Billy Crystal plays First Gravedigger
Simon Russell Beale plays Second Gravedigger
Don Warrington plays Voltimand
Ravil Isyanov plays Cornelius
Charlton Heston plays Player King
Rosemary Harris plays Player Queen
Richard Attenborough plays English Ambassador
John Gielgud plays Priam
Judi Dench plays Hecuba
John Mills plays Old King Norway
Ken Dodd plays Yorick
Andrew Schofield plays Young Lord
Perdita Weeks plays Second Player
Tom Szekeres plays Young Hamlet
Angela Douglas plays Attendant to Gertrude
Rowena King plays Attendant to Gertrude
Jimi Mistry plays Sailor Two
Ben Thom plays First Player
David Yip plays Sailor One
Sarah Lam plays Attendant to Gertrude
Rizz Abbasi plays attendant
David Blair plays attendant
Michael Bryant plays Priest
Peter Bygott plays Attendant
Charles Daish plays stage manager
Rob Edwards plays Lucianus
Yvonne Gidden plays Doctor
Jeffery Kissoon plays Fortinbra's Captain
john Spencer-churchill plays Fortinbra's Captain
Sian Radinger plays Prologue
Melanie Ramsey plays Prostitute
Crew of Hamlet
Writing
Sound
Production
Camera
Art
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
- Kenneth Branagh
- Derek Jacobi
- Kate Winslet
- Julie Christie
- Richard Briers
- Nicholas Farrell
- Rufus Sewell
- Reece Dinsdale
- Timothy Spall
- Michael Maloney
- Robin Williams
- Gérard Depardieu
- Jack Lemmon
- Ian McElhinney
- Ray Fearon
- Brian Blessed
- Billy Crystal
- Simon Russell Beale
- Don Warrington
- Ravil Isyanov
- Charlton Heston
- Rosemary Harris
- Richard Attenborough
- John Gielgud
- Judi Dench
- John Mills
- Ken Dodd
- Andrew Schofield
- Perdita Weeks
- Tom Szekeres
- Angela Douglas
- Rowena King
- Jimi Mistry
- Ben Thom
- David Yip
- Sarah Lam
- Rizz Abbasi
- David Blair
- Michael Bryant
- Peter Bygott
- Charles Daish
- Rob Edwards
- Yvonne Gidden
- Jeffery Kissoon
- john Spencer-churchill
- Sian Radinger
- Melanie Ramsey