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Hamlet (1964)

Original title: Gamlet / Hamlet
1964 · 2 h 20 min
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev · Russia / USSR · Soviet Poetic Cinema
Drama

Cast

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy Mikhail Nazvanov Elza Radzina Yuriy Tolubeev Anastasiya Vertinskaya Vladimir Erenberg

Credits

Written by: Grigoriy Kozintsev

Plot

Shakespeare's 17th century masterpiece about the "Melancholy Dane" was given one of its best screen treatments by Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev.

Sinekatalog’s take

Hamlet (1964) is a Russian drama directed by Grigori Kozintsev. It stars Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Anastasiya Vertinskaya and Mikhail Nazvanov. It runs 140 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.2 / 10 (3,273 votes)
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