CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 3h 37m

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Directed byRobin Lough, Lyndsey Turner

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
3h 37m
Language
EN
Released
October 15, 2015
Studios
National TheatreSonia Friedman Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Hamlet

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Claudius

Anastasia Hille

Anastasia Hille

Gertrude

Sian Brooke

Sian Brooke

Ophelia

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Polonius

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Laertes

Leo Bill

Leo Bill

Horatio

Matthew Steer

Matthew Steer

Rosencrantz

Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam

Guildenstern

Sergo Vares

Sergo Vares

Fortinbras

Creative team
Directed by
Robin Lough
Robin Lough
Lyndsey Turner
Produced by
Emma Keith
Sonia Friedman

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