Hamlet
1990
Mel Gibson stars as the brooding Danish prince tormented by his father's ghost and consumed by indecision and feigned madness as he plots revenge against his treacherous uncle. Franco Zeffirelli's accessible adaptation strips Shakespeare's text for pace and accessibility, leaning into the psychological drama.
Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
Cast
- Mel Gibson
- Glenn Close
- Alan Bates
- Paul Scofield
- Ian Holm
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Stephen Dillane
- Nathaniel Parker
- Sean Murray
- Michael Maloney
Filming Locations
- Blackness Castle
- Dover Castle
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Dunnottar Castle
Many exterior locations were shot here.
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Muchalls
A dummy set of ramparts were built here for ghost scenes on battlements. The set was originally to be built at Crawton south of Dunnottar but the local lighthouse would have proved problematical for night filming, and the set was constructed at the edge of the cliff by Muchalls.
- Shepperton Studios