Hamlet (2009 film)

Genre Drama Directed by Gregory Doran Original language(s) English		Written by William Shakespeare Country of origin United Kingdom
Starring David Tennant Patrick Stewart

Hamlet is a 2009 television film adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 modern-dress stage production of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, aired on BBC Two on 26 December 2009. It was broadcast by PBS in the United States on 28 April 2010.

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Directed by Gregory Doran, it features the original stage cast of David Tennant in the title role of Prince Hamlet, Patrick Stewart as King Claudius and the ghost of Hamlet's father, Penny Downie as Queen Gertrude, Mariah Gale as Ophelia, Edward Bennett as Laertes, Oliver Ford Davies as Polonius, and Peter de Jersey as Horatio.

Production

The production was filmed with a single-camera setup, using the pioneering RED One camera technology.

Cast

Prince Hamlet — David Tennant

King Claudius / King Hamlet — Patrick Stewart

Queen Gertrude — Penny Downie

Ophelia — Mariah Gale

Horatio — Peter de Jersey

Laertes — Edward Bennett

Polonius — Oliver Ford Davies

Rosencrantz / Second Gravedigger — Sam Alexander

Guildenstern — Tom Davey

Gravedigger — Mark Hadfield

Player King — John Woodvine

Osric / Player Queen — Ryan Gage

Dumbshow King — Samuel Dutton

Dumbshow Queen / Priest — Jim Hooper

Reynaldo / Dumbshow Poisoner — David Ajala

Marcellus — Keith Osborn

Barnardo — Ewen Cummins

Francisco / Fortinbras — Robert Curtis

Voltemand — Roderick Smith

Cornelia — Andrea Harris

Lucianus — Ricky Champ

Lady-in-waiting — Riann Steele

Lady-in-waiting — Zoe Thorne

DVD release

The film was released by 2 Entertain in the United Kingdom and Ireland on DVD on 4 January 2010 and on Blu-ray on 19 April 2010 and on DVD and Blu-ray on 4 May 2010 in the United States and Canada.

References

Hamlet (2009 film) Wikipedia

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Production

Cast

DVD release

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