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Rated
PG
Runtime 135 min
Ratings
Genre Drama
Release 01/18/91
Actors
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Directors
Franco Zeffirelli
Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet to marry his beloved Ophelia. But soon the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet must choose between passive acquiescence and the need for a vengeance which might lead to tragedy.
Genre Drama
Release 01/18/91
Actors
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Directors
Franco Zeffirelli
Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet to marry his beloved Ophelia. But soon the ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet must choose between passive acquiescence and the need for a vengeance which might lead to tragedy.