Hamlet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Almereyda
Ethan Hawke
Kyle Maclachlan
Diane Venora
Sam Shepard
Bill Murray
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
New York City, 2000. Claudius is a high-profile media magnate running the Denmark Corporation following the death of his brother. Claudius' new wife, Gertrude, the widow of his brother and Hamlet's mother, is a poised and powerful socialite. Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, who lives in an East Village squat, never far from the disapproving eye of her father, Polonius, Claudius' chief consultant and spin doctor. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears on Hamlet's hotel room terrace, demanding vengeance of his "foul murder," Hamlet is thrown into a turmoil of indecision, anguish and doubt.
Director
Michael Almereyda
Cast
Ethan Hawke
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Kyle Maclachlan
Diane Venora
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Sam Shepard
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Bill Murray
Liev Schreiber
Julia Stiles
Karl Geary
Paula Malcomson
Steve Zahn
Dechen Thurman
Rome Neal
Jeffrey Wright
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Paul Bartel
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Casey Affleck
Robert Thurman
Tim Blake Nelson
John Wills Martin
Bernadette Jurkowski
Robin Macneil
D J Dara
Sinead Dolan
Paul Ferriter
Larry Fessenden
Sarah Fiol
Tanya Gingerich
Paul Graham
Henry Griffin
India Reed Kotis
Ayun Halliday
Greg Kotis
Barry Manasch
Phillip Mckenney
Anne Nixon
Colin Puth
Charles Renfro
Giancarlo Roma
Thomas Roma
Kelly Millicent Sebastian
Sandra Park
Lisa Kim
Sharon Yamada
Bruno Eicher
Eugene Moye
Jeanne Leblanc
Gordon Gottlieb
Benjamin Herman
Bill Mays
Jeff Nelson
India Kotis
Crew
Adam Aikara
Ola Akinmowo
Michael Almereyda
Michael Almereyda
Anna Alveng-kismaric
Valerie D Archos
Matthew Armstrong
Ethan Barshay
Alex Batcha
Arthur Batsidis
Noah Baumbach
John Beal
John Beal
Brian Bell
Brian Bell
Jamie Bishop
Yael Bitton
Matt Blades
Jason Blum
Kristina Boden
Hugo Bonilla
Linda Borgeson
Johannes Brahms
Rebecca Bregman
Paul Brennan
Bobbi Brown
Rick Bruck
Giuliana Bruno
James S Buckman
Robert Buckman
William Buckman
Jaleel Bunton
Jaleel Bunton
Carter Burwell
Jose Cabrera
Stephen Carr
Carolyn Castagna
Marco Cattoretti
Marco Cattoretti
Nick Cave
Renato Cavero
Jesse Champ
Louis Chang-chien
Aryn Chapman
Lori Cheatle
Matthew Chilsen
Paula Chudd
Elizabeth Clark
Bill Coelius
Jim Cohen
Tim Coleman
Marine Penvern Collins
David Conelli
Jennifer Connelly
Sam Connelly
Nicholas Cords
Brent Cox
Byron Crystal
Jesse Cummings
John De Borman
Mike Decker
Peter Deming
Jim Denault
Aaron Deneberg
Jeanne Develle
Mauro Dignitoso
Anne Dixon
Lorrie Ann Dobbins
Gerald Donlan
Stacy Doyle
Joshua Drew
Jefrey Dubard
Maureen Duffy
Chris Dugger
Adam Duritz
Frank Durso
Bob Dylan
Dan Edelstein
David Edelstein
Skye Edwards
John Erbes
Roky Erickson
Stephen M Evans
Jeffrey Everett
Stacy Fabrikant
Brant Fagan
Russell Farmarco
Russell Farmarco
Michael Farrow
Arlen Fast
Tony Faulkner
David Ferdinand
Gianfranco Ferre
Larry Fessenden
Andrew Fierberg
Carrie Fix
Carrie Fix
Jack Flanagan
Krista Floren
Betty Floyd
Janar Floyd
Steve Flynn
Matthew Ford
Stuart Ford
Philip Fowman
George Frazier
Jeanne Freeman Bishop
Karen Friedman
Nanine Funiciello
Jason Furlow
Wilhelm Gade Niels
Jennifer Galvelis
Jennifer Galvelis
Elliot Gamson
James Gettinger
Mario Gil
Isabel Gillies
Hildie Ginsberg
Maxime Giordani
Paul Godfrey
Ross Godfrey
Al Goldstein
Matt Goodspeed
Rachel Gordon
Ann Goulder
Paul Graham
Marcy Granata
Callum Greene
Henry Griffin
Larry Gross
Alex Gruzdev
David Guc
Tim Guffin
Melissa Guimaraes
John Hadity
Matthew D Hale
Tommy Hall
Thomas Hanna
Tom Hanna
Dawn Hannay
David Harges
Jared Harris
Ethan Hawke
Sandy Hays
Kiernan Hebdan
Clark Henderson
John Herron
Alexis Hilton
Amy Hobby
Alan Hostetter
Halie Hourabit
Roland Howard
Scott Hull
Michael Hurley
Michael Hurley
Serosh Hussein
Steve Hutensky
Kevin Hyman
Chris Jeely
Curt Jentsch
Chrisitan Jimenez
Drew Jiritano
Beverly Joel
Heather Johnson
Jon Mark Johnson
Elliot Jokelson
Kent Jones
Orada Jusatayanond
Steve Kasow
Todd Kasow
Anthony G. Katagas
Dr. Louis Katz
Stuart Kaufman
Hiromi Kawanishi
Spencer Kayden
Stephan Kelian
Nils Kenaston
Matthew Killip
Susan Kismaric
Eartha Kitt
Lewis Klahr
George Klimis
Steven Kometani
Jansen Lambie
Matt Landon
Matthew Landon
Tara Landry
Jennifer Lane
Matthew Langdon
Magic Lantern
Classic Laundry
Marvel Cisse Laurent
Jack Lechner
Ai Ling Lee
Francesca Leoni
Darlene Liebman
Kristin Linklater
Richard Linklater
Davien Littlefield
Franz Lizst
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2000
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States March 2000
Released in United States May 2000
Released in United States on Video November 14, 2000
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) in Cannes, France May 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition/ Piazza Grande) August 2-12, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Closing Night) April 20 - May 4, 2000.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.
Began shooting October 1, 1998.
Completed shooting November 16, 1998.
Double-A is the production company of Andrew Fierberg and Amy Hobby.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Closing Night) April 20 - May 4, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.)
Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) in Cannes, France May 10-21, 2000.)
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition/ Piazza Grande) August 2-12, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video November 14, 2000