Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction and Film Diary

Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction and Film Diary"The film, like the play, will have something for everyone," he says. "Its a ghost story, a thriller, an action packed murder mystery, and a great tragedy that is profoundly moving." With an outstanding cast of international actors including Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Charlton Heston as the Player King, Robin Williams as Osric, and Gerard Depardieu as Reynaldo Branagh's version, in which he will play

"The film, like the play, will have something for everyone," he says. "Its a ghost story, a thriller, an action-packed murder mystery, and a great tragedy that is profoundly moving." With an outstanding cast of international actors--including Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Charlton Heston as the Player King, Robin Williams as Osric, and Gerard Depardieu as Reynaldo--Branagh's version, in which he will play the title role as well as direct, is sure to go down in film history.

This beautiful volume includes Branagh's introduction and screenplay adaptation of Shakespeare's text, color and black-and-white stills, and a production diary that takes us behind the scenes for a day-to-day look at the shooting of his film.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/1996
ISBN: 9780393315059
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.55w x 0.69d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/01/1996 pg. 54
Library Journal 08/01/1996

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 125511 / William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1