• Film ID:
  • 6248
  • Availability:
  • VHS - Adv. Booking Required
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • VHS=65 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
HAMLET (CORONADO) (1976)
Cast
Helen Mirren. Anthony Meyer. David Meyer. Quentin Crisp. Vladek Sheybal.
Director(s)
Celestino Coronado.
Categories
Shakespeare. Drama. Literary Classics. 15th Century. Madness and Mental Illness. Historical.
Review
Shot on a shoestring budget (on video, later transferred to film) Coronado's compressed adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece has twin brothers playing Hamlet, Helen Mirren playing both female leads, and omits the famous "To be or not to be" bit. Does it work? Debatable.................
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