Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother Gertrude's (Julie Christie's) wedding to his uncle Claudius (Sir ...

Thorne portrays Claudius as a realistic politician who is treats Hamlet's behavior as a political problem that needs to be corrected for the sake of Denmark. Thorne's interpretation avoids making ...

When Hamlet's spectral father appears, early on, to order the young prince to avenge his death--explaining that it was his brother, Claudius, who poisoned him and then all too quickly married the ...

Pictured above is Hamlet talking with Claudius and Gertrude during the opening scene. There's a stark contrast in the white costumes of the king and queen compared to Hamlet dressed in sombre black.

CCTV cameras moved to capture Hamlet on film. The opening court scene began with a line-up of officials, all wearing ID badges, applauding Claudius's coronation. Here you have a picture of Hamlet ...

Rising star Christopher Plummer was Hamlet, with Michael Caine as Horatio. Robert Shaw was Claudius and June Tobin played Gertrude. Alec Clunes was Polonius and Jo Maxwell Muller was Ophelia.

The time is out of joint, cries Hamlet. Dawning on him is the reality ... Expert performances abound. Harris’s Claudius is a ...