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Hamlet(Movie, 2000)

R
| 1h 52min | Genre: Drama
HamletRating: 2.9/5 (with 5959 votes)
Hamlet, also known as Hamlet 2000, is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Kyle MacLachlan co-stars as Uncle Claudius, with Diane Venora as Gertrude, Liev Schreiber as Laertes, Julia Stiles as Ophelia, Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz, Bill Murray as Polonius, and Sam Shepard as Hamlet's father. In this version of Hamlet, Claudius is the CEO or "king" of the Denmark Corporation, having taken over the firm by killing hi... ()
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About Hamlet

Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.

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Hamlet (2000) (English Trailer)(Trailer, 2:26)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: William Shakespeare ("Hamlet")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/12/2000
Appearing Characters: Prince Hamlet, King Claudius, Gertrude, The Ghost, Laertes, Ophelia, Polonius, Horatio, Marcellus, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Bernardo, Osric, Fortinbras
Screenwriter: Michael Almereyda
Film Editor: Kristina Boden
Director of Photography: John de Borman
Composer: Carter Burwell
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Hamlet - The Denmark Corporation"
"Hamlet 2000"
Budget: 2,000,000 USD
Revenue: 1,568,749 USD (= 78%)

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Other movies with this title: Hamlet (GB, 1913), Hamlet (IT, 1917), Hamlet (DE, 1921), Hamlet (GB, 1948), Hamlet (SU, 1964), Hamlet (GB, 1969), Hamlet (ES, 1970), Hamlet (BR, 1975), Hamlet (GB, 1976), Hamlet (GB, 1980), Hamlet (FI, 1985), Hamlet (FR/GB/US, 1990), Hamlet (1992), Hamlet (US, 1996), Hamlet (GB, 2003), Hamlet (ES, 2004), Hamlet (IE, 2005), Hamlet (RS, 2007), Hamlet (2008), Hamlet (2009), Hamlet (GB/US/JP, 2009), Hamlet (CA, 2012), Hamlet (GB, 2015), Hamlet (CA, 2016), Hamlet (2017), Hamlet (GB, 2018), Hamlet (IN, 2023), Hamlet (GB, 2023), Hamlet (GB, 2024), Hamlet (DK, 2025)

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