Description
Hamlet DVD 1990 / Directed by Franco Zeffirelli / Starring: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter / W. Shakespeare classic - film adaptation
UPC 5999881068085 / 5999016344275
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN HUNGARY
AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0
Runtime: 130 minutes
English Summary:
Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character. The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, the film was the first produced by Icon Productions, a company co-founded by Gibson.
In Denmark, Prince Hamlet finds himself involved in a conspiracy of powerful interests within the royal palace. Cruel uncle Claudius kills his brother and takes the power of the kingdom. After an encounter with the restless ghost of his murdered father, Hamlet feigns madness and plots to take vengeance.
Hungarian Summary:
Az elmúlt évszázadokban Hamlet történetét már számtalan verzióban elmesélték: de így még sosem... Franco Zeffirelli, aki korábban már két Shakespeare-adaptációban, a Rómeó és Júliában, illetve A makrancos hölgyben is megmutatta, hogy az angol drámalegenda művei nem csupán színpadon, de a filmvásznon is remekül megállják a helyüket, a Hamlet esetében is biztos kézzel nyúlt a témához. A Shakespeare szellemiségét maradandóan visszaadó történetben kiváló szereplőgárdát irányítva eleveníti fel a dán királyfi őrületét és az uralkodócsalád végzetét, a sokak által csak halálos fegyveri minősítésben elfogadott, a nagy előd, Laurence Olivier nyomdokain járó címszereplő, Mel Gibson pedig kritikusait megcáfolva élete egyik legjobb, legerőteljesebb és legőrültebb alakítását nyújtja.
Cast / Szereplők
- Mel Gibson as Prince Hamlet
- Glenn Close as Queen Gertrude
- Alan Bates as King Claudius
- Paul Scofield as the ghost of King Hamlet
- Ian Holm as Polonius
- Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia
- Stephen Dillane as Horatio
- Nathaniel Parker as Laertes
- Michael Maloney and Sean Murray as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- Trevor Peacock as The Gravedigger
- Pete Postlethwaite as the Player King
- Christopher Fairbank as the Player Queen
- John McEnery as Osric
- Richard Warwick as Bernardo
- Christien Anholt as Marcellus
Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
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Produced by | Bruce Davey Dyson Lovell |
Written by | Franco Zeffirelli Christopher De Vore |
Based on | Hamlet by William Shakespeare |
Starring | |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Cinematography | David Watkin |
Edited by | Richard Marden |
Production
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. (North America) Carolco Pictures (International) |
Release date
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19 December 1990 (limited) 18 January 1991 (wide) |
Running time
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134 minutes |
Country | United States United Kingdom France |
Language | English |