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To be, or not to be? - Hamlet
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Title: Hamlet

Release Date: 26 Dec 2009

Runtime: 3h 3m

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Director: NHK Enterprises, Illuminations, BBC Cymru Wales

Production Companies: NHK Enterprises, Illuminations, BBC Cymru Wales

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (73 votes)

Cast

  • Hamlet: David Tennant
  • Claudius / Ghost: Patrick Stewart
  • Gertrude: Penny Downie
  • Polonius: Oliver Ford Davies
  • Ophelia: Mariah Gale
  • Laertes: Edward Bennett
  • Horatio: Peter de Jersey
  • Rosencrantz / Second Gravedigger: Sam Alexander
  • Guildenstern: Tom Davey
  • Gravedigger: Mark Hadfield
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