Hamlet (1996 film)

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Shakespeare film adaptation film

Hamlet (1996 film) is Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged, star-studded cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for its four-hour runtime and lavish 70mm production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespeare film adaptation ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn Hamlet ⓘ
surface form: Hamlet (play)
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
distributedBy Columbia Pictures ⓘ
distributionFormat theatrical release ⓘ
editedBy Neil Farrell ⓘ
filmingFormat 65 mm negative ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
tragedy film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium theatrical film ⓘ
musicBy Patrick Doyle ⓘ
notableFeature 70 mm film format ⓘ
uncut text of Shakespeare’s play ⓘ
notableFor complete text adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet ⓘ
large ensemble cast of prominent actors ⓘ
oscarNomination Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Best Art Direction ⓘ
Best Costume Design ⓘ
Best Original Score ⓘ
productionCompany Castle Rock Entertainment ⓘ
projectionFormat 70 mm ⓘ
releaseYear 1996 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 242 ⓘ
screenAspectRatio 2.20:1 ⓘ
screenwriter Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
settingPeriod 19th century ⓘ
settingPlace Denmark ⓘ
stars Billy Crystal ⓘ
Brian Blessed ⓘ
Charlton Heston ⓘ
Derek Jacobi ⓘ
Gérard Depardieu ⓘ
surface form: Gerard Depardieu

Jack Lemmon ⓘ
John Gielgud ⓘ
Judi Dench ⓘ
Julie Christie ⓘ
Kate Winslet ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
Michael Maloney ⓘ
Nicholas Farrell ⓘ
Richard Briers ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
title Hamlet ⓘ

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Kenneth Branagh → actedIn → Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ
Patrick Doyle → composedForFilm → Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh → directed → Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ
Kate Winslet → notableWork → Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh → notableWork → Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ