---
title: 'Hamlet (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Almereyda'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hamlet-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171359/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hamlet (2000)

2000 · 107 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Hamlet, also known as Hamlet 2000, is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Kyle MacLachlan co-stars as Uncle Claudius, with Diane Venora as Gertrude, Liev Schreiber as Laertes, Julia Stiles as Ophelia, Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz, Bill Murray as Polonius, and Sam Shepard as Hamlet's father.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Almereyda](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-almereyda)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Almereyda](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-almereyda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Director of Photography:** [John de Borman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-de-borman)
- **Editor:** [Kristina Boden](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-boden)

## Cast

- [Diane Venora](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-venora) as Gertrude
- [Tim Blake Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-blake-nelson) as Flight captain
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke) as Prince Hamlet
- [Rome Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/rome-neal) as Bernardo
- [Steve Zahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-zahn) as Rosencrantz
- [Liev Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/liev-schreiber) as Laertes
- [Marcus Giamatti](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-giamatti)
- [Sam Shepard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-shepard) as The Ghost
- [Karl Geary](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-geary) as Horatio
- [Bill Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-murray) as Polonius
- [Robert Thurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-thurman) as Priest
- [Kyle MacLachlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-maclachlan) as King Claudius
- [Casey Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-affleck) as Fortinbras
- [Larry Fessenden](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-fessenden) as Kissing Man
- [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel) as Osric

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Official site: http://www.miramax.com/movie/hamlet
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hamlet-2000
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