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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Name: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-11-10
Duration: 3 h 30 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart

Episode aired Nov 10, 1980
TV-14
3h 30m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

671

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Drama

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Directors
- Rodney Bennett
- John Gorrie
Writer
- William Shakespeare
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

671

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Rodney Bennett
- John Gorrie
Writer
- William Shakespeare
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Sir Patrick Stewart played Sir Derek Jacobi's stepfather despite being two years younger.

Goofs
When the grave diggers have dug the grave, they lay planks upon the hole and upon those planks spread straps. Upon these planks and straps Ophelia's body is laid. However, when the burial proceeds and her body is put into the grave, the planks have strangely disappeared and Ophelia's dead body is lowered into the earth.

Alternate versions
The version shown on PBS omitted the scene in which Hamlet "baits" Polonius ("Do you know me, my lord?" "Excellent well. You are a fishmonger", etc.). It cut straight from Polonius and Claudius considering how to prove that Hamlet is mad to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's greeting Hamlet at the castle.

Connections
Featured in Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999)

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Featured review

10/10

Supreme

Absolutely the most thoughtful, spiritually deep, intense Hamlet ever done -- no other version comes close. Jacobi has the best understanding of the role of all the actors that have played it. Patrick Stewart's Claudius is ferocious and still sympathetic -- I particularly like the two doofuses playing Rosencranz and Guildenstern. Very feckless and yet sinister. Some might gripe about the need for a strong Ophelia -- she's not a strong person, that's the point, and Lalla Ward hits the proper nuances. Amazing. Simply Amazing -- every one of the more than two dozen times I've watched it.