Hamlet

Year: 1980

Runtime: 210 mins

Language: English

Director: Rodney Bennett

Drama

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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