Discovering Hamlet 1990
5.7 /10
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.
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Full Cast & Crew
Himself
Himself / Hamlet
Himself / Claudius
Narrator
Himself / Horatio
Himself / Polonius
Himself / Rosencrantz
Herself / Ophelia
Himself / Laertes
Himself / Guildenstern
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THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
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Discovering Hamlet
Directors & Credit Writers
Writer
Cast
Himself / Hamlet
Himself / Claudius
Narrator
Himself / Horatio
Himself / Polonius
Himself / Rosencrantz
Herself / Ophelia
Himself / Laertes
Himself / Guildenstern
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