Movie: National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Top 10 Billed Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch

Hamlet

Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds

Claudius

Anastasia Hille
Anastasia Hille

Gertrude

Sian Brooke
Sian Brooke

Ophelia

Jim Norton
Jim Norton

Polonius

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Laertes

Leo Bill
Leo Bill

Horatio

Matthew Steer
Matthew Steer

Rosencrantz

Rudi Dharmalingam
Rudi Dharmalingam

Guildenstern

Sergo Vares
Sergo Vares

Fortinbras

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    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2015-10-15

  • Average

    7.5

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    3.8 starts
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