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Synopsis
William Shakespeare's classic tale is brought to the screen for the third time in ten years in this modernized interpretation. Writer/director Michael Almereyda updates the story to the present day, where Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is a struggling filmmaker whose personal and familial trials are set against the machinations of a huge production firm called the Denmark Corporation. Joining Hamlet as he seeks revenge for the death of his father and the wedding of his mother to an enemy are Kyle MacLachlan as Claudius, Julia Stiles as Ophelia, Bill Murray as Polonius, Sam Shepard as the ghost of Hamlet's father, Diane Venora as Gertrude, Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz, and Dechen Thurman as Guildenstern. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Paul Bartel Osric
Ethan Hawke Hamlet
Kyle MacLachlan Claudius
Diane Venora Gertrude
Jeffrey Wright Gravedigger
Bill Murray Polonius
Sam Shepard The Ghost
Casey Affleck Fortinbras
Rome Neal Barnardo
Karl Geary Horatio
Liev Schreiber Laertes
Steve Zahn Rosencrantz
Julia Stiles Ophelia
Dechen Thurman Guildenstern
Paula Malcomson Marcella

Production Crew

Jeanne Develle Art Director
John DeBorman Cinematographer
Carter Burwell Composer (Music Score)
Luca Mosca Costume Designer
Marco Cattoretti Costume Designer
Michael Almereyda Director
Kristina Boden Editor
Jason Blum Executive Producer
John Sloss Executive Producer
Chip Signore First Assistant Director
Marco Londoner First Assistant Director
Callum Greene Line Producer
Beth Amy Rosenblatt Musical Direction/Supervision
William Shakespeare Play Author
Amy Hobby Producer
Andrew Fierberg Producer
Gideon Ponte Production Designer
Michael Almereyda Screenwriter
Jeffrey Everett Set Designer
Joshua Drew Set Designer
Noah Vivekanand Sound/Sound Designer
Noah Vivekanand Timan Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2000
Runtime: 111
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for some violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Double A Films
Miramax

Release
May 12, 2000 (USA)
by Miramax

Awards
2000 - Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking - National Board of Review