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Hamlet (1964)

Hamlet poster
Original title
Гамлет
Directed by
Grigori Kozintsev
Genre
tragedy, drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 24m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prince in medieval Denmark grapples with grief, suspicion, and a call to avenge his father's murder. He feigns madness while uncovering secrets and confronting his own conscience.

melancholicbroodingcerebralstatelytragiccontemplative

What happens

Hamlet (Russian: Гамлет, romanized: Gamlet) is a 1964 film adaptation in Russian of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro, and stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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