---
title: 'Hamlet (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franco Zeffirelli'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hamlet-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099726/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hamlet (1990)

1990 · 130 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States


## Synopsis

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, Italy and France, the film was the first produced by Icon Productions, a company co-founded by Gibson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franco Zeffirelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-zeffirelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Franco Zeffirelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-zeffirelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Bruce Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davey), [Dyson Lovell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dyson-lovell)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-watkin)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marden)

## Cast

- [Trevor Peacock](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-peacock) as the Gravedigger
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson) as Prince Hamlet
- [Nathaniel Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathaniel-parker) as Laertes
- [Alan Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-bates) as King Claudius
- [Glenn Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-close) as Gertrude
- [André Julien](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-julien)
- [Sean Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-murray) as Guildenstern
- [Paul Scofield](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-scofield) as The Ghost
- [Helena Bonham Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-bonham-carter) as Ophelia
- [John McEnery](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcenery) as Osric
- [Stephen Dillane](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-dillane) as Horatio
- [Michael Maloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-maloney) as Rosencrantz
- [Pete Postlethwaite](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-postlethwaite) as the Player King
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff)
- [Richard Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-warwick) as Bernardo

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