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==Movies==

==Movies==

Major film versions of the play have starred [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Mel Gibson]], and [[Kenneth Branagh]]. Olivier's performance was considered an unapproachable ideal and remains so. The Gibson version uses modernised English and attempts to portray a grittier, tougher Hamlet. The Branagh version is 4 hours long as it includes the complete, unabridged text of the whole play. The [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] also filmed a version for television with [[Derek Jacobi]] in the title role.  

Major film versions of the play have starred [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Mel Gibson]], and [[Kenneth Branagh]]. (While both Olivier and Branagh directed and starred in their versions, Franco Zeffirilli directed the one with Gibson.)

 

Laurence Olivier's black-and-white 1948 film won four Oscars; best actor in a leading role, best art-set direction, best costume design and best picture.  Olivier's performance was considered an unapproachable ideal and remains so. It co-starred Basil Sydney as Claudius, Eileen Herlie as Gertrude, Terence Morgan as Laertes and Jean Simmons as Ophelia.

 

Mel Gibson's version uses modernized English and attempts to portray a grittier, tougher Hamlet. The film was nominated for two Oscars.  It co-starred Alan Bates as Claudius, Glenn Close as Gerturde, Nathaniel Parker as Laertes and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. 

 

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 [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] also filmed a version for television with Derek Jacobi in the title role.

==History==

==History==