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Hamlet

Original title: Gamlet
  • 19641964
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
2.8K
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Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina, and Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Hamlet (1964)
Drama
After the death of the King of Denmark - Hamlet's father - his brother Claudius ascends the throne, who takes his widow Gertrude as his wife. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father and learns ... Read allAfter the death of the King of Denmark - Hamlet's father - his brother Claudius ascends the throne, who takes his widow Gertrude as his wife. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father and learns that he was killed by Claudius.After the death of the King of Denmark - Hamlet's father - his brother Claudius ascends the throne, who takes his widow Gertrude as his wife. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father and learns that he was killed by Claudius.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Grigoriy Kozintsev
  • Writers
    • Grigoriy Kozintsev(screenplay)
    • Boris Pasternak(1941 Russian translation)
    • William Shakespeare(play "Hamlet")
  • Stars
    • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Elza Radzina
  • Director
    • Grigoriy Kozintsev
  • Writers
    • Grigoriy Kozintsev(screenplay)
    • Boris Pasternak(1941 Russian translation)
    • William Shakespeare(play "Hamlet")
  • Stars
    • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Elza Radzina
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya in Hamlet (1964)
    Elza Radzina and Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Hamlet (1964)
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    Mikhail Nazvanov in Hamlet (1964)
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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya in Hamlet (1964)

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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Hamlet
    • (as I. Smoktunovskiy)
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Claudius korol
    • (as M. Nazvanov)
    Elza Radzina
    Elza Radzina
    • Gertrude koroleva
    • (as E. Radzin)
    Yuriy Tolubeev
    Yuriy Tolubeev
    • Polonius
    • (as Yu. Tolubeyev)
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    • Ophelia
    • (as A. Vertinskaya)
    Vladimir Erenberg
    Vladimir Erenberg
    • Horatio
    • (as V. Erenberg)
    Stepan Oleksenko
    Stepan Oleksenko
    • Laertes
    • (as S. Oleksenko)
    Vadim Medvedev
    Vadim Medvedev
    • Guildenstern
    • (as V. Medvedev)
    Igor Dmitriev
    Igor Dmitriev
    • Rosencrantz
    • (as I. Dmitriyev)
    Aadu Krevald
    • Fortinbras
    • (as A. Krevald)
    Viktor Kolpakov
    Viktor Kolpakov
    • Mogilshchik
    • (as V. Kolpakov)
    Aleksandr Chekayevskiy
    Aleksandr Chekayevskiy
    • Perviy akter
    • (as A. Chekayevsky)
    Rein Aren
    • Lucianus- vtoroy akter
    • (as R. Aren)
    Yuriy Berkun
    • Tretiy akter
    • (as Yu. Berkun)
    Ants Lauter
    • Svyashchennik
    • (as A. Lauter)
    A. Andreev
    • Fleytist
    Fyodor Fedorovskiy
      Grigoriy Gay
      Grigoriy Gay
        • Director
          • Grigoriy Kozintsev
        • Writers
          • Grigoriy Kozintsev(screenplay)
          • Boris Pasternak(1941 Russian translation)
          • William Shakespeare(play "Hamlet")
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        • Trivia
          Considered by John Gielgud and Kenneth Branagh to be the definitive screen adaptation of the play according to a New York Times profile of lead actor Smoktunovsky.
        • Goofs
          During the first round of fencing between Hamlet and Laertes, there is a brief shot in which they are suddenly missing their vests. This occurs two minutes before the shot where they both remove their vests, in preparation for the second round.
        • Quotes

          Hamlet: Frailty, thy name is woman!

        • Connections
          Featured in Kino (1971)

        User reviews26

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        10/10
        A Treat for the Eyes and the Ears
        I have to marvel at the production values in this wonderful film. Exquisite sets, lighting and costumes. Stunning location. Epic original music score by Dmitri Shostokovitsch -- the music alone is more than enough to recommend this film. Great acting by, among others, Innokenti Smoktunovsky as Hamlet. Every scene an artistically complete poem of light and sound. Oh, and if you wonder what it's like to hear Shakespeare in Russian . . . it's great! The translation is by Boris Pasternak, one of the finest poets in any language. An epic treatment of the epic story.
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        5
        • dmeltz
        • Jan 6, 2001

        Details

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        • Release date
          • May 3, 1964 (United Kingdom)
        • Country of origin
          • Soviet Union
        • Languages
          • Russian
          • German
          • French
        • Also known as
          • Гамлет
        • Filming locations
          • Ivangorod Fortress, Narva, Estonia(Castle exteriors)
        • Production companies
          • Lenfilm Studio
          • Pervoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          2 hours 20 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • 4-Track Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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