Hamlet (Gamlet)
1964 · Movie · 140 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
The surface of ceremonies and rituals celebrating the coronation of King Claudius and his marriage to Hamlet's mother leaves the young prince indifferent. Hamlet's melancholic nature finds no relief from his brooding, not even in his courtship of Ophelia. However, a nocturnal visit from his father's ghost changes everything. Claudius treachery having been brought to light, Hamlet conducts a quest to avenge his father's death. 1964: Venice Film Festival: Special Jury Prize
Direction Grigori Kozintsev
Cast Innokenti Smoktunovsky · Mikhail Nazvanov · Elza Radzina · Yuri Tolubeyev · Anastasiya Vertinskaya · Vadim Medvedev · Vladimir Erenberg · Stepan Oleksenko · Igor Dmitriyev · Grigori Gaj · Rein Aren · A. Krevalid · Yuri Berkun · Ants Lauter
Soundtrack Dmitri Shostakovich
Screenplay Grigori Kozintsev · Boris Pasternak · William Shakespeare
Cinematography Jonas Gritsius
Original title Gamlet (Hamlet)
Also known as Hamlet
8.0
653 votes (FilmAffinity)
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