Hamlet [videorecording] / Warner Bros. and Nelson Entertainment present ; an Icon production ; screenplay by Christopher De Vore, Franco Zeffirelli ; produced by Dyson Lovell ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham-Carter. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. Special features include: Hamlet: an actor's journey, Mel Gibson introduces the movie, making of documentary Mel Gibson: To be or not to be, theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
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