National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)

  • NR
  • 10/15/2015 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 3h 37m

Overview

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Robin Lough

Director

Lyndsey Turner

Director

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch's headshot

Benedict Cumberbatch

Hamlet
Ciarán Hinds's headshot

Ciarán Hinds

Claudius
Anastasia Hille's headshot

Anastasia Hille

Gertrude
Sian Brooke's headshot

Sian Brooke

Ophelia
Jim Norton's headshot

Jim Norton

Polonius
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's headshot

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Laertes
Leo Bill's headshot

Leo Bill

Horatio
Matthew Steer's headshot

Matthew Steer

Rosencrantz

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