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Hamlet a Kenneth Branagh Film DVD R2

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Director and star Kenneth Branagh brings another Shakespearean adaptation to the screen. Hamlet (Branagh), Prince of Denmark, vows revenge when informed by the ghost of his murdered father (Brian Blessed) that the present king Claudius (Derek Jacobi) was responsible. Spurning the romantic advances of his sweetheart Ophelia (Kate Winslet), Hamlet attempts to open the eyes of his mother Gertrude (Julie Christie), whom Claudius has now wed. However, Hamlet's procrastination when it comes to killing Claudius costs more lives.Please note that this is Region 2 + Region 4 Australia Compatible, and plays in both Regions 2 and Region 4 .

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Product Identifiers

Brand
Warner Home Video
MPN
1000086509
GTIN
7321900826839
UPC
7321900826839
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1705903435

Product Key Features

Region Code
DVD: 4 (AU, NZ, Latin America...), DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)
Actor
Robin Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Charlton Heston
Video Format
PAL
Edition
Special Edition
Case Type
Tall/DVD Case
Rating
PG
Subtitle Language
English, Greek, Portuguese, Latin, Spanish, German, Polish
Studio
Warner Home Video
Format
DVD
Language
German, Spanish, Polish, English
Release Year
2007
Features
Former Rental, With Subtitles, Commentary, Widescreen, Interactive
Season
2
Sub-Genre
Portuguese
Type
Movie
Genre
Drama, Foreign Language
Run Time
242 minutes

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item 1 Hamlet (1996) (DVD) Billy Crystal Brian Blessed Charlton Heston Derek Jacobi
AU $16.25
Free postage
item 2 Hamlet [DVD]
AU $16.80
Free postage
item 3 Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh 2 Disc Special Edition Shakespeare) Region 4 New DVD
AU $16.75
+AU $2.95 postage
item 4 Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare 2 Disc Special Edition ) Region 1 vgc t230
AU $19.77
Free postage
item 5 Hamlet (DVD, 1996) Region 2 (2-Disc Special Edition) Kenneth Branagh [SEALED]
AU $20.85
Free postage
item 6 HAMLET (1996) (Charlton Heston Robin Williams) New Region 4 DVD Shakespeare
AU $19.95
Almost gone+AU $3.00 postage
item 7 Hamlet (1996) (DVD) Billy Crystal Brian Blessed Charlton Heston (US IMPORT)
AU $41.60
Free postage

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5 out of 5 stars
by willy90630 Dec, 2019
Stimulating and Educational with full set production and professional actors.
I always had trouble understanding Shakespeare and needed to understand what this was about. This DVD does all that for me. Brannagh's film is entertaining, full set production, and marvellous if you have trouble with old Will. Would thoroughly recommend this 4 hour film.
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5 out of 5 stars
by priscurl27 Aug, 2020
Try it, you may even like it.
I was staggered to find that this stunning version of Hamlet did not make back what it cost to make at the box office. The best way to understand Shakespeare is to see it enacted by a brilliant cast spanning both sides of Atlantic. The fact that the film is 4 hours in length possibly put a lot of people off. It is the full text of the play, which is often cut because of that fact. This is not a letter boxed version of the film as was the VHS edition, but sadly the "making of" mini-doco accompanying this DVD edition has been edited down in length. Accompanying the film is a 4hr commentary by Birmingham University's Russell Jackson, along with Branagh himself. Branagh's setting of the play in a "war-like" state, at the turn of the 19th century. This forms the outer ring out of the play's onion of a threatened state and monarchy where two families, Hamlet's and that of the prime minister Polonius', are falling apart under the scrutiny of the court and Denmark's subjects. The cinematography and 70 mm print make the most of the gold, white, red and blue sets and costumes. Rather than being forbidding and dark like other filmed versions of the play, this is bathed in light, with much of the action set in a Versailles-like hall of mirrors. Branagh loves his long tracking shots and whirling cameras, but his direction of the cast is excellent. Heston is great as the player king, Simon Russell Beale and Billy Crystal are witty gravediggers, Winslet is affecting as Ophelia. Julie Christie is a revelation as Gertrude, but the standout is Jacobi as Claudius. He can make Shakespeare's words, even the archaic ones, very easily understood. If your "teach'" turned you right off Shax at school, try this for size. Spot the great and good of British film and theatre in the cameos. I never tire of Branagh's Shakespeare films. Read full review
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4 out of 5 stars
by ret_516619 Dec, 2019
Superb production with some irrelevancies.
Extremely high quality picture, spectacular production, many renowned actors used even in small parts, most complete performance of 'Hamlet' that you'll ever see. However some of the spectacle distracted from the message of Shakespeare's play.
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5 out of 5 stars
by 47cQCnDTTGy@Del...11 May, 2017
Hamlet 1996
The best of all versions of Hamlet - 4 hours is a long slog, but it stays true to the text like no other version. The use of high quality actors from around the world and Branagh's performance make this a stand out.
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5 out of 5 stars
by jt*ld_blo5s30 Apr, 2023
Heavy but entertaining play.
Great performance of the entire script of Shakespeare's masterpiece, full of famous actors and actresses.
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Hamlet a Kenneth Branagh Film DVD R2

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Most relevant reviews

Stimulating and Educational with full set production and professional actors.

Try it, you may even like it.

Superb production with some irrelevancies.

Hamlet 1996

Heavy but entertaining play.

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