National Theatre Live: Hamlet · 2015 ·
Movie Details
Production information
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Released
2015-10-15
Runtime
217 min
Genre
Drama
Director
Robin Lough, Lyndsey Turner
Writer
William Shakespeare
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Status
Released
Production
National Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Anastasia Hille, Sian Brooke, Jim Norton, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Leo Bill, Matthew Steer, Rudi Dharmalingam, Sergo Vares
Storyline
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
