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National Theatre Live: Hamlet
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Title: National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Release Date: 15 Oct 2015

Runtime: 3h 37m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: National Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions

Production Companies: National Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions

Overview: As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.49 (49 votes)

Cast

  • Hamlet: Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Claudius: Ciarán Hinds
  • Gertrude: Anastasia Hille
  • Ophelia: Sian Brooke
  • Polonius: Jim Norton
  • Laertes: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
  • Horatio: Leo Bill
  • Rosencrantz: Matthew Steer
  • Guildenstern: Rudi Dharmalingam
  • Fortinbras: Sergo Vares
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