Hamlet (1996)
| Release Date | 25 December 1996 |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Other Names | William Shakespeare's Hamlet |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Tragedy |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Righting the Wronged, Death of a Parent |
| Tones | Melancholy, Autumnal, Sweeping, Stylized, Lavish, Lyrical, Poignant |
| Tags | Betrayal, Castle, Ghost, Insanity, Mother, Murder, Revenge, Star Crossed Lovers, Uncle |
Hamlet is a 1996 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play of the same name, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the title role as Prince Hamlet. It co-stars Derek Jacobi as King Claudius, Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Michael Maloney as Laertes, Richard Briers as Polonius, and Nicholas Farrell as Horatio.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Riz Abbasi
Attendant to Claudius
David Blair
Attendant to Claudius
Michael Bryant
Priest
Peter Bygott
Attendant to Claudius
Charles Daish
Stage Manager
Rob Edwards
Lucianus
Yvonne Gidden
Doctor
Rowena King
Attendant to Gertrude
Jeffery Kissoon
Fortinbras's Captain
Sarah Lam
Attendant to Gertrude
Michael Maloney
Laertes
Sian Radinger
Prologue
Melanie Ramsey
Prostitute
Ben Thom
First Player
Don Warrington
Voltimand
Perdita Weeks
Second Player
Frank Morgan
Pyrrhus
Melanie Ramsay
Prostitute
Jimmy Yuill
Alexander
Director
Writer
Producer
David Barron
producer
Original Music
Patrick Doyle
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Cinematographer
Alex Thomson
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Editor
Neil Farrell
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Casting Director
Simone Ireland
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Vanessa Pereira
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Production Designer
Tim Harvey
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Art Director
Desmond Crowe
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Costume Designer
Alexandra Byrne
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Makeup Department
Sian Grigg
makeup artist
Peter Montagna
makeup artist
Kerrie R. Plant
makeup artist
Harry Ray
makeup artist: Mr. Lemmon
Production Manager
Iona Price
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Desmond
third assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard
second assistant director
Simon Moseley
first assistant director
Richard Styles
second assistant director
Tom White
third assistant director
Art Department
Celia Bobak
production buyer
Don Dossett
assistant art director
Danny Hunter
property master
Richard Lyon
construction buyer
Michael Redding
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Peter Glossop
production sound mixer
Tim Hands
adr editor
Dominic Lester
sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Mann
assistant foley editor
Shaun Mills
boom operator
Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Pennell
supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Dave Crownshaw
snow effects supervisor
Michael Dawson
special effects administrator
Kevin Draycott
special effects foreman
Manex Efrem
special effects technician
Jody Taylor
special effects assistant
Joss Williams
special effects supervisor
Mark Sanger
special effects apprentice
Lucien Stephenson
snow effects technician
Visual Effects
David Carrigan
first assistant director: vfx unit
Matthew D'Angibau
model unit runner
Tom Debenham
visual effects designer
Adrian De Wet
scanning operator
Jessie Doyle
optical trainee
Dan Glass
visual effects designer
José Granell
director of miniature effects
Pete Hanson
studio manager: CFC
Antony Hunt
visual effects supervisor
Alison O'Brien
visual effects producer
Joe Pavlo
scanning operator
Daniel Pettipher
digital compositor: The Magic Camera Company
Catherine M. Shaw
assistant producer, scanning and recording: CFC
Andy Stevens
visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Nigel Stone
director of photography: model unit
Anthony Wonsoff
visual effects assistant
Stunts
Simon Crane
stunt coordinator
Tom Delmar
stunts, stunt double: Hamlet's Father
Steve Griffin
stunts
Paul Herbert
stunts
Sean McCabe
stunt double: Hamlet, assistant stunt coordinator
Ray Nicholas
stunts
Andreas Petrides
stunt double: Laertes
Peter Pedrero
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
key grip
Robert Binnall
first assistant camera
Tony Cridlin
grip
Tony Jackson
camera operator
Martin Kenzie
camera operator
Rolf Konow
still photographer
Ossa Mills
rigging gaffer
Nic Milner
camera operator
David Morani
gaffer
Robert Palmer
second assistant camera
Chyna Thomson
first assistant camera: "a" camera
George Richmond
second assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Cooke
costume trainee
Dan Grace
dresser to Mr. Branagh
Andrew Hunt
costume assistant
Sharon Long
costume supervisor
Debbie Scott
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Simon Astbury
colorist: rushes
Jens Baylis
assistant editor
Robbie Broughton
assistant editor
Daniel Farrell
associate editor
Paul King
negative cutter
Melanie Viner-Cuneo
assistant editor
Music Department
Lawrence Ashmore
orchestrator
Patrick Doyle
music producer
Gerard McCann
music editor
Roy Prendergast
supervising music editor
Maggie Rodford
music producer
Randy Spendlove
executive music producer
Robert Ziegler
conductor
John Bell
orchestrator
Geoff Foster
score recordist
Other Crew
Ben Burt
floor runner
Lindy Davies
performance consultant
Lil Heyman
production coordinator
Dr. Russell Jackson
text consultant
Kevin Phelan
65 mm scanning and recording producer: The Computer Film Company
Nick Powell
sword master, fight arranger
Rebecca Erwin Spencer
assistant: Mr. Williams
Phil Stoole
production assistant
Tamar Thomas
assistant: Mr Branagh
Susan Weeks
tutor chaperone
Annie Wotton
script supervisor
Production Company
Castle Rock Entertainment
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Turner Pictures (I)
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Fishmonger Films
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Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films
Filmayer-Castle Rock-Turner S.A.
Monopole-Pathé
Concorde-Castle RockTurner
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Finnkino Oy
Chapel Distribution
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar
LK-TEL
Turner Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
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Magic Camera Company, The
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Moving Picture Company (MPC)
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Miscellaneous
Shepperton Studios
movie studio
2020 Casting
background casting
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Sony Classical
soundtrack
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