Hamlet: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.

Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character. The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker.

The style of Franco Zeffirelli’s “Hamlet,” with Mel Gibson in the title role, is robust and physical and – don’t take this the wrong way – upbeat. Gibson doesn’t give us another Hamlet as Mope, a melancholy Dane lurking in shadows and bewailing his fate.

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Hamlet : To be, or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep no more... Hamlet : ...and by a sleep to say...

Dec 19, 1990 · As Mel Gibson plays him, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a Gloom-and-Doom Dane, is an Elizabethan Lethal Weapon whipped on by vicious hatred of his licentious stepfather, giggly Claudius (Alan...

Mel Gibson emotes as the doleful Dane. Read Common Sense Media's Hamlet (1991) review, age rating, and parents guide.

Dec 19, 1990 · Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character. The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker.

Mel Gibson plays the title role of a young Danish prince coming to terms with his adulthood in this film of Shakespeare's classic play.