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HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, FINDS OUT THAT HIS UNCLE CLAUDIUS KILLED HIS FATHER TO OBTAIN THE THRONE, AND PLANS REVENGE.

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Franco Zeffirelli's stripped-down, two-hour version of Shakespeare's play stars Mel Gibson as a rather robust version of the ambivalent Danish prince. Gibson is much better in the part than many critics have admitted, his powers of clarity doing much to make this particular Hamlet more accessible than several other filmed versions. The supporting cast is outstanding, including Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius, Ian Holm as Polonius, and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Zeffirelli's vigorous direction employs a lively camera style that nicely alters the viewer's preconceptions about the way Hamlet should look. --Tom Keogh



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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
EAN: 9780790761619
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790761610
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D19033D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 24, 2004
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 1991

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The Best By Far 5 out of 5 stars
The Branaugh version is visually beautiful, but--as much as I didn't want to admit it, as I loved that film and have been unhappy with Gibson's recent work and off-label commentaries--this version is by far the best. While the Branaugh version is tightest to the text, in this adaption, Mel Gibson exquisitely captures the complexity of emotions that work away at his reason, and ultimately lead to the tragedy. To intuitively sense what Shakespeare was trying to get across regarding the potential effects ... Read More


 







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