# Hamlet (1996)

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**Runtime**: 242 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Kenneth Branagh
**Starring**: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Nicholas Farrell

> *Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Ghost-seeker meets revenge thriller. A prince returns to Elsinore to bury his king and spy on a queen newly widowed to his uncle. Branagh’s all-star gimmick delivers theater-camera swagger.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, tender

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