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Kenneth Branagh's version is 4 1/2 hours long as it includes the complete, unabridged text of the whole play. The film was nominated for four Oscars. It co-starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Michael Maloney as Laertes and Kate Winslet as Ophelia. It also included well-known actors in cameo roles such as [[Charlton Heston]], John Gielgud, [[Billy Crystal]] and Robin Williams.
Kenneth Branagh's version is 4 1/2 hours long as it includes the complete, unabridged text of the whole play. The film was nominated for four Oscars. It co-starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Michael Maloney as Laertes and Kate Winslet as Ophelia. It also included well-known actors in cameo roles such as [[Charlton Heston]], John Gielgud, [[Billy Crystal]] and Robin Williams.
The 2000 version with [[Ethan Hawke]] as Hamlet is set entirely in New York City, with Denmark a corporation. Julia Stiles is brilliant as Ophelia, and [[Bill Murray]] is pitch perfect as the king's tragically inept advisor Polonious.
The [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] also filmed a version for television with Derek Jacobi in the title role.
The [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] also filmed a version for television with Derek Jacobi in the title role.