Characters & Themes
Hamlet (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 210 mins · English
- Directed by
- Rodney Bennett
- Starring
- Patrick Stewart, Claire Bloom, Ian Charleson, Derek Jacobi, Emrys James, Jonathan Hyde
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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