Hamlet (2000)
May 12, 2000Release Date
Hamlet (2000)
May 12, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ethan Hawke
Hamlet
Kyle MacLachlan
Claudius
Diane Venora
Gertrude
Sam Shepard
Ghost
Bill Murray
Polonius
Liev Schreiber
Laertes
Julia Stiles
Ophelia
Karl Geary
Horatio
Paula Malcomson
Marcella
Dechen Thurman
Guildenstern
Steve Zahn
Rosencrantz
Michael Almereyda
Director
Rome Neal
Barnardo
William Shakespeare
Writer
Jeffrey Wright
Gravedigger
Paul Bartel
Osric
Andrew Fierberg
Producer
Casey Affleck
Fortinbras
Amy Hobby
Producer
Robert Thurman
Priest
Carter Burwell
Composer
Tim Blake Nelson
Flight Captain
John de Borman
Cinematographer
John Wills Martin
Claudius' Bodyguard
Kristina Boden
Editor
Bernadette Jurkowski
Blockbuster Clerk
Robert MacNeil
Player King
Gideon Ponte
ProductionDesigner
Larry Fessenden
Kissing Man
Kelly Sebastian
Secretary
Matthew Ford
Best Boy Electric
Jason Blum
Executive Producer
Luca Mosca
Costume Design
John Sloss
Executive Producer
Jeanne Develle
Art Direction
Jeff Nelson
Art Direction
Marco Cattoretti
Costume Design
Callum Greene
Line Producer
Kyra Panchenko
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Tania Ribalow
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 12, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$1,568,749
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Hamlet, also known as Hamlet 2000, is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Kyle MacLachlan co-stars as Uncle Claudius, with Diane Venora as Gertrude, Liev Schreiber as Laertes, Julia Stiles as Ophelia, Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz, Bill Murray as Polonius, and Sam Shepard as Hamlet's father.
In this version of Hamlet, Claudius is the CEO or "king" of the Denmark Corporation, having taken over the firm by killing his brother, Hamlet's father.
This adaptation keeps the Shakespearean dialogue but presents a modern setting, with technology such as video cameras, Polaroid cameras, and surveillance bugs. For example, the ghost of Hamlet's murdered father first appears on closed-circuit TV.