Hamlet | Media Adaptations

Hamlet Media Adaptations

Hamlet Universal, J. Arthur Rank, 1948.

Film adaptation of Hamlet by Laurence Olivier, who directed and starred in the production. The motion picture also features Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, Jean Simmons, and Anthony Quayle.

Distributed by RCA VideoDiscs. 155 minutes.

Hamlet. Neil Hartley and Martin Rashonoff, 1969.

Motion picture version of Shakespeare's tragedy, featuring Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, and Marianne Faithful. Directed by Tony Richardson. "Distributed by RCNColumbia Home Video. 114 minutes.

Hamlet BBC, Time Life Television, 1979.

Television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy and part of the series "The Shakespeare Plays:' Features Derek Jacobi as Hamlet. Distributed by Time-Life Video. 150 minutes.

Hamlet Warner Brothers, 1990.

Film version of Shakespeare's tragedy directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Ian Holm, Helena BonhamCarter, and Paul Scofield. Distributed by Warner Brothers Home Video, Inc. 135 minutes.