Hamlet is a movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1990 and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, first published in 1603. The movie features Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, and others.
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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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1990
Minutes
135
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1603
Pages
342
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Hamlet
Original title: The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1603
Length: 342 pages
Genre: Play
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Laurence Olivier
Movie by Kenneth Branagh
TV Series by Kurt Sutter
Movie by Vishal Bhardwaj
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