Hamlet Movie Review 1979

In this tragedy, Shakespeare uses a tense drama of murder, conspiracy, and revenge as a medium for inquiring into the most fundamental problems: justice, guilt, madness, death, and the difficulty of understanding oneself and others. Part of the "Shakespeare Plays" series.

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Available on VHS
Running time 222 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family

Cast

Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter, David Robb, Lalla Ward

Producer

Cedric Messina, Dr. Jonathan Miller, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)