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Hamlet

1991·2h 15m·PG
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
25,085 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.

Hamlet is a 1991 drama movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Mel Gibson. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 25,085 votes and runs 2h 15m.

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Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Stars
Glenn Close
Alan Bates
Mel Gibson
Paul Scofield
Details
1991-01-18
135 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, France, Japan, United States
★ English
Keywords
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