Year: 1980
Runtime: 210 mins
Language: English
Director: Rodney Bennett
After returning from his studies, Hamlet discovers his uncle has married his mother and that the ghost of his murdered father roams the castle battlements, frightening the sentries. The apparition urges Hamlet to avenge his death, plunging the prince into a perilous quest for justice.
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