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Hamlet
2009
In this Royal Shakespeare Company production, the titular prince of Denmark, returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius is the new king. To make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude, whom he has .. Read more
| Starring | David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Oliver Ford Davies, John Woodvine |
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| Director | Gregory Doran |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Hamlet
In this Royal Shakespeare Company production, the titular prince of Denmark, returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius is the new king. To make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude, whom he has unusually strong feelings for. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost, who asks him to seek revenge for his murder.
| Starring | David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Oliver Ford Davies, John Woodvine, Peter De Jersey, Penny Downie, Mariah Gale, David Ajala, Zoe Thorne, Sam Alexander, Riann Steele |
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| Director | Gregory Doran |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 3 mins Blu-ray: 3 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 04 Jan 2010 Blu-ray: 19 Apr 2010 |
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A cast to die for and lively staging - go for it!
First I should explain that I wrote this review before the DVD was released, but I saw this RSC modern dress production live on stage a few times and I believe ... read more »
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Interpretation way off the mark
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Wasted acting
Marvellous acting wasted in a ludicrous producion. If it is found necessary to change Shakespeare's words, why not rewrite the whole thing?
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Not my Cup of Tea
I wasnt a fan of this at all. Im a David Tennant fan so i was expecting something abit different but this is a very thesbian performance from him. If you like ... read more »
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In this Royal Shakespeare Company production, the titular prince of Denmark, returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius is the new king. To make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother,...
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Hamlet
In this Royal Shakespeare Company production, the titular prince of Denmark, returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius is the new king. To make matters worse, Claudius has married Hamlet's mother,...
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