The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 3h 2m.
Synopsis
David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling, fast-moving and, in parts, very funny.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Gregory DoranDirector
- Paul EnglishbyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David TennantHamlet
- Patrick StewartClaudius / Ghost
- Penny DownieGertrude
- Oliver Ford DaviesPolonius
- Mariah GaleOphelia
- Edward BennettLaertes
- Peter de JerseyHoratio
- Sam AlexanderRosencrantz / Second Gravedigger
- Tom DaveyGuildenstern
- Mark HadfieldGravedigger
- John WoodvinePlayer King
- Ryan GageOsric / Player Queen
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalrevengetragedyrevenge tragedy