
Hamlet
2015 · Movie · 192 min · ★ 8.2
From its sell-out run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed Hamlet, with BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This groundbreaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was Royal Exchange’s fastest-selling show in a decade. Shakespeare’s most iconic work, Hamlet is the ultimate story of loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. Hamlet’s father is dead and Denmark has crowned a new king. Consumed by grief, Hamlet struggles to exact revenge, with devastating consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-03-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 192 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- woman director
- filmed theater
Cast & crew

Maxine Peake
as Hamlet

John Shrapnel
as Claudius/Ghost

Barbara Marten
as Gertrude

Gillian Bevan
as Polonia

Thomas Arnold
as Horatio
- AZ
Ashley Zhangazha
as Laertes

Katie West
as Ophelia

Claire Benedict
as Marcella / Player King

Peter Singh
as Guildenstern

Jodie McNee
as Rosencrantz / 2nd Gravedigger
Directed by Sarah Frankcom, Margaret Williams