# Hamlet (1990)

> Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish Shakespeare adaptation follows a grieving prince whose father’s ghost demands vengeance against the newly crowned king.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5367

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, Nathaniel Parker
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099726/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, suspicious, literary adaptation viewing, shakespeare study

## Synopsis

A tale of vengeance and moral conflict unfolds in the shadow of a royal tragedy.

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- [Julius Caesar (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/10830)
- [Henry V (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5768)
- [Macbeth (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/6303)
- [Hamnet (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/611321)
- [Hamlet (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/5753)
- [Twelfth Night (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/29434)
- [Chimes at Midnight (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/817)

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