Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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| Ethan Hawke | ... |
Hamlet
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| Kyle MacLachlan | ... |
Claudius
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| Diane Venora | ... |
Gertrude
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| Sam Shepard | ... |
Ghost
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| Bill Murray | ... |
Polonius
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| Liev Schreiber | ... |
Laertes
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| Julia Stiles | ... |
Ophelia
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| Karl Geary | ... |
Horatio
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| Paula Malcomson | ... |
Marcella
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| Steve Zahn | ... |
Rosencrantz
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| Dechen Thurman | ... |
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Rome Neal | ... |
Barnardo
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| Jeffrey Wright | ... |
Gravedigger
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| Paul Bartel | ... |
Osric
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| Casey Affleck | ... |
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| Robert Thurman | ... |
Priest
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| Tim Blake Nelson | ... |
Flight Captain
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John Wills Martin | ... |
Claudius' Bodyguard
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Bernadette Jurkowski | ... |
Blockbuster Clerk
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| Robert MacNeil | ... |
Player King
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D.J. Dara | ... |
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Sinead Dolan | ... |
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Paul Ferriter | ... |
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| Larry Fessenden | ... |
Kissing Man
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Sarah Fiol | ... |
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Tanya Gingerich | ... |
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Paul Graham | ... |
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Henry Griffin | ... |
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India Reed Kotis | ... |
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Ayun Halliday | ... |
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Greg Kotis | ... |
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Barry Manasch | ... |
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Philip McKenney | ... |
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Anne Nixon | ... |
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Colin Puth | ... |
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Charles Renfro | ... |
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Giancarlo Roma | ... |
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Thomas Roma | ... |
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| Kelly Sebastian | ... |
Secretary
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| Bill Clinton | ... |
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| James Dean | ... |
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Directed by
| Michael Almereyda | ||
Written by
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
| Michael Almereyda | ... | (screen adaptation) |
Produced by
| Jason Blum | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew Fierberg | ... | producer |
| Callum Greene | ... | line producer |
| Amy Hobby | ... | producer |
| John Sloss | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Carter Burwell | ||
Cinematography by
| John de Borman | ||
Editing by
| Kristina Boden | ||
Editorial Department
| Ethan Barshay | ... | negative assistant |
| Spiro Carras | ... | editorial supervisor: international version |
| Aaron Denenberg | ... | negative cutter |
| Elliott Gamson | ... | negative matcher |
| Amy Postner | ... | negative assistant |
| Dave Pultz | ... | color timer (as David Pultz) |
| David Ray | ... | additional editor |
| Mattia Romeo | ... | assistant editor |
| Michael Yetter | ... | negative cutter |
Production Design by
| Gideon Ponte | ||
Art Direction by
| Jeanne Develle | ||
| Jeff Nelson | ||
Costume Design by
| Marco Cattoretti | ||
| Luca Mosca | ||
Makeup Department
| Lorrie Ann Dobbins | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Hildie Ginsberg | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Halie Hourabit | ... | makeup intern |
| Kyra Panchenko | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Kerrie R. Plant | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Susan Reilly LeHane | ... | hair stylist (as Susan Reilly) / makeup artist (as Susan Reilly) |
| Tania Ribalow | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Marie Sanitate | ... | additional hair stylist |
Production Management
| Anthony Katagas | ... | production manager |
| Jennifer Lane | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Brian Wray | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tim Coleman | ... | second second assistant director |
| Marco Londoner | ... | first assistant director |
| Christopher Savage | ... | assistant director (as Chris Savage) |
| Chip Signore | ... | first assistant director |
| Ann Taylor | ... | assistant director |
| Doug Torres | ... | additional first assistant director |
Art Department
| Jaleel Bunton | ... | scenic artist |
| Carolyn Castagna | ... | scenic artist |
| Marie Penvern Collins | ... | scenic artist |
| Joshua Drew | ... | set dresser |
| Jeff Everett | ... | set dresser (as Jeffrey Everett) |
| Joshua Everett | ... | set dresser |
| Jack Flanagan | ... | property master |
| Betty Floyd | ... | scenic artist |
| Janan Floyd | ... | scenic artist |
| Maxine Giordani | ... | assistant property master |
| Marvel Cisse Laurent | ... | scenic artist |
| Jeff Nelson | ... | lead man |
| Karen C. Nelson | ... | scenic artist |
| Anne Reiss | ... | art production assistant |
| Ola Ronke | ... | art department coordinator (as Ola Akinmowo) |
| Terry Royce | ... | props (2000) |
| Sebastian Sergent | ... | art intern |
| Ethan Tobman | ... | art intern |
| Ruben Verdu | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Matthew Armstrong | ... | boom operator |
| Mike Decker | ... | additional boom operator |
| Gerald Donlan | ... | additional sound editor |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | additional sound editor |
| Jesse Ehredt | ... | sound recordist |
| Russell Farmarco | ... | adr editor |
| Gran Finale | ... | boom operator |
| Alexander Gruzdev | ... | re-recording mixer (as Aleksandr Gruzdev) |
| Orada Jusatayanond | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jansen Lambie | ... | additional boom operator |
| Ai-Ling Lee | ... | sound effects editor |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | additional sound editor |
| Igor Nikolic | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Klaus Peintner | ... | foley recordist |
| Andy Potvin | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Monique Reymond | ... | foley artist |
| Steve Schwartz | ... | additional assistant sound editor |
| Charlotte Stobbs | ... | additional assistant sound editor |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| Noah Timan | ... | production sound mixer / sound |
| Sean Tyroler | ... | sound editor (as Sean Tyroller) |
| Elmo Weber | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Drew Jiritano | ... | special effects coordinator |
Stunts
| David S. Lomax | ... | stunts (as David Lomax) |
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Valerie D. Archos | ... | camera loader |
| Matt Blades | ... | best boy grip (as Matthew Blades) |
| Hugo Bonilla | ... | additional grip |
| Rick Bruck | ... | camera car |
| Louis Chang-Green | ... | grip intern |
| Aryn Chapman | ... | additional second assistant camera / second assistant camera |
| Jesse Cummings | ... | video engineer |
| John de Borman | ... | camera operator |
| Jim Denault | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Johnny Erbes-Chan | ... | key grip |
| Brant S. Fagan | ... | steadicam operator |
| Matthew Ford | ... | best boy electric |
| George Frazier III | ... | additional electrician |
| Tim Guffin | ... | additional assistant camera (as Timothy Guffin) |
| Melissa Guimaraes | ... | additional grip |
| Matthew Hale | ... | best boy grip |
| David Harges | ... | additional grip (as David Lee Harges) |
| Sandy Hays | ... | steadicam operator |
| John Herron | ... | additional cinematographer |
| J. Alan Hostetter | ... | gaffer (as Alan Hostetter) |
| Sarosh Hussain | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Curt A. Jentsch | ... | additional electrician |
| Stuart Kaufman | ... | additional grip |
| Nils Kenaston | ... | additional second camera operator |
| Steven Kometani | ... | electric swing / grip |
| Tara Landry | ... | additional electrician |
| Albino Marsetti | ... | additional electrician |
| Stephanie Martin | ... | third electrician |
| Lance Mayer | ... | additional assistant camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Brian McKee | ... | key grip |
| Jesse McLean | ... | third grip |
| Aaron Medick | ... | additional electrician |
| Scott Miller | ... | gaffer |
| Michael Mizell | ... | best boy electric |
| Johnny North | ... | additional dolly grip |
| Brian Pryzpek | ... | director of photography: additional photography / gaffer (as Brian Przypek) |
| Sam Redfield | ... | additional grip |
| Joshua Reed | ... | additional swing |
| Larry Riley | ... | still photographer |
| John Schultz | ... | electrician |
| Melissa Soltis | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Tim Spellman | ... | key grip |
| Jason Summers | ... | best boy electric |
| Cyril Thomas | ... | assistant camera |
| Mike Vanderleek | ... | additional electrician |
| Derek Walker | ... | additional first assistant camera / second assistant camera |
| Howard Weiner | ... | video engineer |
| Aurelia Winborn | ... | additional first assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Jim Gettinger | ... | animator: Denmark logo |
| Lewis Klahr | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Byron Crystal | ... | extras casting |
| Jennifer McNamara | ... | casting consultant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jennifer Galvelis | ... | assistant wardrobe supervisor |
| Mariana Vera | ... | wardrobe intern |
Location Management
| Stephen Carr | ... | assistant location manager |
| Matthew Chilsen | ... | location manager (as Matt Chilsen) |
| Thomas Hanna | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| John Beal | ... | musician: bass |
| Carter Burwell | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Nicholas Cords | ... | musician: viola (as Nick Cords) |
| Bruno Eichler | ... | musician: violin |
| Michael Farrow | ... | music scoring engineer |
| Gordon Gottlieb | ... | musician: percussion |
| Dawn Hannay | ... | musician: viola |
| Ben Herman | ... | musician: percussion |
| Steve Kasow | ... | assistant music editor |
| Todd Kasow | ... | music editor |
| Lisa E. Kim | ... | musician: violin |
| Jeanne LeBlanc | ... | musician: cello (as Jeanne Le Blanc) |
| William Mays | ... | musician: piano and celeste |
| John Moses | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Eugene J. Moye | ... | musician: cello (as Gene Moye) |
| Sandra Park | ... | music contractor / musician: violin |
| Dean Parker | ... | music copyist |
| Adam Rogers | ... | musician: guitar |
| Beth Rosenblatt | ... | music supervisor |
| Stacy Shames | ... | musician: harp |
| Shelley Woodworth | ... | musician: oboe and English horn |
| Sharon Yamada | ... | musician: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yaël Bitton | ... | script supervisor (as Yael Bitton) |
Transportation Department
| Jim Buckman | ... | driver (as James Buckman) |
| William Michael Buckman | ... | driver (as William Buckman) |
| David Conelli | ... | driver (as David Conell) |
| Jon M. Johnson | ... | parking coordinator (as Jon Johnson) |
| John Lynch Jr. | ... | driver (as John Lynch) |
| Thomas McGoldrick | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Michael Almereyda | ... | pixillography (as M. Almereyda) |
| Alex Batcha | ... | office production assistant |
| Brian Bell | ... | assistant to producers / production coordinator |
| Rebecca Bregman | ... | assistant to director |
| Paul Brennan | ... | legal services |
| Rick Bruck | ... | process trailer |
| Robert Buckman | ... | teamster captain |
| Jose M. Cabrera | ... | additional set production assistant (as Jose Cabrera) |
| Jesse Champ | ... | set production assistant (as Jesse S. Champ III) |
| Paula Chudd | ... | set production assistant |
| Jean Cohen | ... | second utility: city and sky shots |
| Sam Connelly | ... | assistant: Mr. Hawke |
| Brent Cox | ... | legal services |
| Maureen Duffy | ... | completion guarantor |
| Stephen M. Evans III | ... | production assistant |
| Arlen Fast | ... | bassoon |
| Carrie Fix | ... | production coordinator |
| Matt Godspeed | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Rachel Golden | ... | office production assistant |
| Rachel Gordon | ... | additional office production assistant |
| Ethan Hawke | ... | pixillography (as E. Hawke) |
| Scott Hull | ... | fencing coach |
| Steve Hutensky | ... | legal services |
| Christian Jimenez | ... | office intern |
| Beverly Joel | ... | title designer |
| Elliot Jokebon | ... | additional office production assistant |
| Louis Katz | ... | production physician |
| Hiromi Kawnishi | ... | unit publicist |
| Matthew Killip | ... | office intern |
| Darlene Liebman | ... | production coordinator |
| Mark R. Lindsay | ... | sales representative (as Mark Lindsay) |
| Zach Luna | ... | office intern |
| Tim Mai | ... | office intern |
| Richard Mancuso | ... | production accountant |
| Paula P. Manzanedo | ... | completion guarantor (as Paula Schmit) |
| Erik Marcisak | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Lynn Marcus | ... | legal services |
| Peter Ment | ... | set production assistant |
| George F. Miller | ... | stand-in |
| Jonah Moran | ... | additional office production assistant |
| Richard Moran | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Jeremy Olsher | ... | set production assistant |
| B.J. Owens | ... | key production assistant |
| J.T. Petty | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Raymond Pistol | ... | stock footage |
| Paul Polow | ... | set production assistant |
| Christopher Rogers | ... | set production assistant |
| Reid Rosefelt | ... | unit publicist |
| Josh Rubin | ... | additional key set production assistant |
| Tania Sacchetta | ... | additional talent coordinator |
| Suzy Salamy | ... | craft service |
| Nicole Serratore | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Gavin Skeen | ... | art department pa: day player |
| Jennifer Small | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Craig Striano | ... | set production assistant |
| Shana Swanson | ... | stock footage researcher |
| Henry-George Thomas | ... | parking coordinator |
| Attika J. Torrence | ... | set production assistant (as Attika Torrence) |
| Anjel Van Slyke | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Frank Wang | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Benjamin Whitehouse | ... | payroll services |
| Jeff Winner | ... | talent coordinator |
Thanks
| Noah Baumbach | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Bishop | ... | special thanks |
| Jeanne Freeman Bishop | ... | special thanks |
| Linda A. Borgeson | ... | thanks (as Linda Borgeson) |
| Giulana Bruno | ... | thanks |
| Lori Cheatle | ... | thanks |
| Elizabeth Clark | ... | thanks |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | thanks |
| Peter Deming | ... | thanks |
| Anne Dixon | ... | special thanks |
| Jeffrey Dubard | ... | thanks |
| Adam Duritz | ... | special thanks |
| David Edelstein | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Fessenden | ... | special thanks |
| Steven Flynn | ... | special thanks |
| Stuart Ford | ... | thanks |
| Karen Friedman | ... | special thanks |
| Nanine Funicello | ... | thanks |
| Isabel Gillies | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Goelis | ... | special thanks |
| Ann Goulder | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer Goulder | ... | special thanks |
| Susie Goulder | ... | special thanks (as Suzanne Goulder) |
| Paul Graham | ... | thanks |
| Marcy Granata | ... | thanks |
| Henry Griffin | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Gross | ... | special thanks |
| Melissa Grudman | ... | thanks |
| David Guc | ... | thanks |
| Ultan Guilfoyle | ... | thanks |
| John Hadity | ... | thanks |
| Thich Nhát Hanh | ... | special thanks (as Thich Nhat Hahn) |
| Jared Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Clark Henderson | ... | thanks |
| Alexis Hilton | ... | thanks |
| Harper Hug | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin Hyman | ... | thanks |
| Yun-Fem Ji | ... | special thanks |
| Heather Johnson | ... | thanks |
| Kent Jones | ... | special thanks |
| Spencer Kayden | ... | special thanks |
| Billy Kerry | ... | special thanks |
| Anna-Alveg Kismaric | ... | special thanks |
| Sam Kismaric | ... | special thanks |
| Eartha Kitt | ... | special thanks |
| Matt Landon | ... | thanks |
| Jack Lechner | ... | special thanks |
| Kristin Linklater | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Linklater | ... | special thanks |
| Davien Littlefield | ... | special thanks |
| Byron Lourd | ... | thanks |
| Martha Luttrell | ... | special thanks |
| David Macy | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Magliozzi | ... | special thanks |
| Ivan Martin | ... | special thanks |
| Ralph McKay | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Morrison | ... | special thanks |
| Todd Noonan | ... | special thanks |
| Toshiaki Ozawa | ... | special thanks |
| Austin Pendleton | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Pollack | ... | thanks |
| Michele Proyect | ... | thanks |
| Anna Roman | ... | special thanks |
| Reid Rosefelt | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Ross | ... | special thanks |
| Clar Ryu | ... | thanks |
| Christine Sciulli | ... | special thanks |
| Patricia Scott | ... | thanks: NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting (as Patricia Reed-Scott) |
| Weiman Seid | ... | thanks |
| Peter Sellars | ... | special thanks |
| David Seltzer | ... | thanks |
| Nicole Serratore | ... | thanks |
| Lois Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Stock | ... | special thanks |
| Amy Taubin | ... | special thanks |
| Uma Thurman | ... | special thanks |
| Heidi Topper | ... | thanks |
| Jessica Tuchinsky | ... | special thanks |
| John Udell | ... | thanks |
| Bill Viola | ... | special thanks |
| Tara Walls | ... | thanks |
| Keri Weisblum | ... | thanks |
| Matthew L. Weiss | ... | special thanks |
| Alyssa Wortzman | ... | thanks |
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Miramax (2000) (United States) (theatrical)
- Channel Four Films (2000) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2000) (France) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2000) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- New Films International
- RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
- RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Archive Films (stock footage)
- Arrow Films (stock footage)
- Axium Payroll Services (payroll services)
- BiPack (opticals)
- Budget Films (stock footage)
- CBS Broadcasting ("The Unlighted Hour" courtesy of)
- CNN (stock footage)
- Catpics Coproductions Ltd. (stock footage)
- ERFPC Releasing Inc. (agency: Crowvision Inc.)
- Fast Images (stock footage)
- Film Finances (completion guarantee)
- Funhouse Studios Inc. (animation: Denmark Logo)
- Generator by George (generator operator)
- Guaranteed Media (post-production sound services)
- Hopkins, Smith & Barden (casting consultants)
- Immaculate Matching (negative matching)
- Kaufman Astoria Studios (grip and electrical equipment)
- Magic Lantern (unit publicity)
- Miramax ("The Crow II" courtesy of)
- Oncore Productions (continuity and spotting)
- Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. (stock footage)
- R.D. Sparks Ltd. (grip and electrical equipment)
- Right Track Recording (sound recording and mixing)
- Rykodisc (soundtrack published by)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo (legal services)
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (thanks)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Effects House (titles)
- The Making Money Show (stock footage)
- WPA Film Library (stock footage)
- Zeitgeist Films (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
New York, 2000. A specter in the guise of the newly-dead CEO of Denmark Corporation appears to Hamlet, tells of murder most foul, demands revenge, and identifies the killer as Claudius, the new head of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and now step-father. Hamlet must determine if the ghost is truly his father, and if Claudius did the deed. To buy time, Hamlet feigns madness; to catch his uncle's conscience, he invites him to watch a film he's made that shows a tale of murder. Finally convinced of Claudius's guilt, Hamlet must avenge his father. Claudius now knows Hamlet is a threat and even uses Ophelia, Hamlet's love, in his own plots against the young man. Murder will out?
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $62,253, 14 May 2000 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,419,669 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | At 29, Ethan Hawke is the youngest actor to play Hamlet on film. He is also close to the age Hamlet is supposed to be in the original text, which is 30. See more » |
| Goofs | In the fencing bout on the rooftop, Hamlet and Laertes are dressed in modern foil fencing gear (with electric vests) but use épées instead of foils. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Let Me See See more » |
| Quotes |
Hamlet:
The play's the thing, with which I'll catch the conscience of the king. See more » |