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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1996

Runtime4h 2m

StatusReleased

Budget$18,000,000

Revenue$4,700,000

Production

Castle Rock Entertainment

Movie

Hamlet

1996

4h 2m

7.3

Drama

Synopsis

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

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