Die-hard Bard students may quibble, but this gargantuan and glorious Hamlet is a movie-lover's paradise. Only he didn't quite get as relevant with it in 1996 as Baz Luhrmann) in a fashion that.
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Only Dracula and Sherlock Holmes have appeared in more movies than Hamlet. Shakespeare’s most famous play has been adapted for the screen more than fifty times, in many languages. Because Hamlet is so long, movie versions are usually heavily cut, but there are five widely-available adaptations of Hamlet which use most or all of Shakespeare’s original text:, 1948Director: Laurence OlivierNotable cast: Laurence OlivierOlivier is widely considered the greatest Shakespearean actor and director of the twentieth century, and his movie adaptation of Hamlet is still regarded as one of the most successful. Olivier cut Fortinbras entirely and focused on Hamlet’s psychological turmoil. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor., 1969Director: Tony RichardsonNotable cast: Nicol Williamson, Marianne Faithfull, Anthony HopkinsRichardson’s movie was based on his stage production of Hamlet, and it has a more theatrical feel than the other adaptations. It focuses more on Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia than the other versions.
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