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Where to Watch Hamlet (1996) in the US
- 1996
- PG-13
- 4h 2m
- 7.7IMDb
- 95%Rotten Tomatoes
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What it's about
Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother Gertrude's (Julie Christie's) wedding to his uncle Claudius (Sir Derek Jacobi). In a supernatural episode, he discovers that his uncle, who he hates anyway, murdered his father. In an incredibly convoluted plot, the most complicated and most interesting in all literature, he manages to (impossible to put this in exact order) feign (or perhaps not to feign) madness, murder the "Prime Minister", love and then unlove an innocent who he drives to madness, plot and then unplot against the uncle, direct a play within a play, successfully conspire against the lives of two well-meaning friends, and finally take his revenge on the uncle, but only at the cost of almost every life on-stage, including his own and his mother's.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Starring
- Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi
Details
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1996
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Box office
- $4,708,156
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 9 wins & 25 nominations total
Where to Watch Hamlet (1996) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Hamlet in the United States?
- Hamlet is available with a subscription, free with ads, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Howdy (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Hamlet or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Howdy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Hamlet for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD).
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