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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

7.5

3h 37m

2015

Synopsis

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.

Director

Robin Lough

Lyndsey Turner

Drama

filmed theaternt live

Cast & Crew

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Hamlet

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

as Claudius

Anastasia Hille

Anastasia Hille

as Gertrude

Sian Brooke

Sian Brooke

as Ophelia

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

as Polonius

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

as Laertes

Leo Bill

Leo Bill

as Horatio

Matthew Steer

Matthew Steer

as Rosencrantz

Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam

as Guildenstern

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