Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
John Wills Martin
- Claudius' Bodyguard
- (as John Martin)
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Did you know
- TriviaAt 29, Ethan Hawke is the youngest actor to play Hamlet on film. He is also close to the age Hamlet is supposed to be in the original text, which is 30.
- GoofsIn the fencing bout on the rooftop, Hamlet and Laertes are dressed in modern foil fencing gear (with electric vests) but use épées instead of foils.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)
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It didn't work for me
New York, 2000, and Polonius telling his daughter Ophelia that Hamlet is
too princely for her, while Laertes goes on about her 'chaste treasure'?
Far better to have set it in the real Denmark, say 20 years or more ago.
Still, Maclachnan, Venora & Shepard acquit themselves well and Julia
Stiles is an extraordinarily moving Ophelia (and I've seen dozens). The
final duel is a mess and a muddle, but the presage of Ophelia's suicide
in the swimming pool is masterly. I've no idea how Hamlet, Rosencrantz &
Guildernstern got to England - did they use the QEII? - nor how Hamlet
escaped thence, though of course it would be dead easy these day. The
Baz Luhrmann 'Romeo & Juliet' worked for me, but not, alas, this: but as
a Shakespeare completist I had t
too princely for her, while Laertes goes on about her 'chaste treasure'?
Far better to have set it in the real Denmark, say 20 years or more ago.
Still, Maclachnan, Venora & Shepard acquit themselves well and Julia
Stiles is an extraordinarily moving Ophelia (and I've seen dozens). The
final duel is a mess and a muddle, but the presage of Ophelia's suicide
in the swimming pool is masterly. I've no idea how Hamlet, Rosencrantz &
Guildernstern got to England - did they use the QEII? - nor how Hamlet
escaped thence, though of course it would be dead easy these day. The
Baz Luhrmann 'Romeo & Juliet' worked for me, but not, alas, this: but as
a Shakespeare completist I had t
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- yeadur
- Mar 11, 2001
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- Language
- Also known as
- Гамлет
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,577,287
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $62,253
- May 14, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $2,046,433
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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