National Theatre Live: Hamlet

About National Theatre Live: Hamlet

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Lyndsey Turner and Robin Lough directed National Theatre Live: Hamlet, a 2015 drama film. Its themes are filmed theater and nt live.

Benedict Cumberbatch appears as Hamlet, Ciarán Hinds as Claudius, Anastasia Hille as Gertrude, and Sian Brooke as Ophelia. Released in October 2015, it runs 217 minutes.

It comes from National Theatre and Sonia Friedman Productions.

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein, National Theatre Live: Prima Facie, and National Theatre Live: Coriolanus make useful companions to National Theatre Live: Hamlet. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 55 votes.