Hamlet (1990 film)

Hamlet
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFranco Zeffirelli
Screenplay byChristopher De Vore
Franco Zeffirelli
Based onHamlet
by William Shakespeare
Produced byBruce Davey
Dyson Lovell
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byRichard Marden
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 December 1990 (1990-12-19) (limited)
  • 18 January 1991 (1991-01-18) (wide)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
Italy
LanguageEnglish
Budget£12.6 million[2]
Box office$22.3 million (US/UK)

Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character. The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the film was the first produced by Icon Productions, a company co-founded by Gibson.

  1. ^ a b "HAMLET (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 July 1991. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 23.