Movie: This Is Hamlet

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Patrick Alparone
Patrick Alparone

Hamlet

Anna Bullard
Anna Bullard

Ophelia

Delia MacDougall
Delia MacDougall

Gertrude

Charles Shaw Robinson
Charles Shaw Robinson

Claudius

Howard Swain
Howard Swain

Polonius

Jon Gentry
Jon Gentry

Horatio

Robert Parsons
Robert Parsons

Ghost of King Hamlet

Nicholas Pelczar
Nicholas Pelczar

Laertes

Mark Anderson Phillips
Mark Anderson Phillips

Rosencrantz

Liam Vincent
Liam Vincent

Guildenstern

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    A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.

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    2010-08-14

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