Discovering Hamlet (1990)

ALL 01/07/1990 (en) Documentary 52 Min
  • Release
    01/07/1990
  • Production
    Unicorn Projects
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    Discovering Hamlet
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.

  1. Mark Olshaker

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Larry Klein

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Derek Jacobi

    Himself

  2. Kenneth Branagh

    Himself / Hamlet

  3. Richard Easton

    Himself / Claudius

  4. Patrick Stewart

    Narrator

  5. Richard Clifford

    Himself / Horatio

  6. Edward Jewesbury

    Himself / Polonius

  7. David Parfitt

    Himself / Rosencrantz

  8. Sophie Thompson

    Herself / Ophelia

  9. Jay Villiers

    Himself / Laertes

  10. Jimmy Yuill

    Himself / Guildenstern

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 10 , Crews : 3

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Discovering Hamlet (1990) 52 Min

ALL 01/07/1990 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/07/1990
  • Production
    Unicorn Projects
  • Original title Discovering Hamlet
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.

  1. Mark Olshaker

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Larry Klein

    Producer