---
title: 'Hamlet (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenneth Branagh'
released: '1996-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 233
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hamlet-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hamlet (1996)

1996 · 233 min · Drama · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Hamlet is a 1996 epic historical drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, adapting William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. It stars Branagh in the title role, along with Derek Jacobi as King Claudius, Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Michael Maloney as Laertes, Richard Briers as Polonius, and Nicholas Farrell as Horatio. Other cast members include Robin Williams, Gérard Depardieu, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Rufus Sewell, Charlton Heston, Richard Attenborough, Judi Dench, John Gielgud and Ken Dodd.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenneth Branagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-branagh)
- **Screenplay:** [Kenneth Branagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-branagh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-doyle)
- **Producer:** [David Barron](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-barron)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)

## Cast

- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams) as Osric
- [Nicholas Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-farrell) as Horatio
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as Player King
- [Kate Winslet](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-winslet) as Ophelia
- [Simon Russell Beale](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-russell-beale) as Second gravedigger
- [Perdita Weeks](https://cinepixo.com/people/perdita-weeks) as Second Player
- [Timothy Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-spall) as Rosencrantz
- [Richard Briers](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-briers) as Polonius
- [Ian McElhinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcelhinney) as Bernardo
- [Ray Fearon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-fearon) as Francisco
- [Brian Blessed](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-blessed) as The Ghost
- [Angela Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-douglas) as Attendant to Gertrude
- [Rob Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-edwards-2) as Lucianus
- [Michael Maloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-maloney) as Laertes
- [Billy Crystal](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crystal) as First gravedigger

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