Released:
2010-12-09

Overview:
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).

Directors:
Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough

Runtime:
3h 30min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Rory Kinnear
  as
  Hamlet
• 
  Matthew Barker
  as
  Francisco
• 
  David Calder
  as
  Polonius
• 
  Marcus Cunningham
  as
  Marcellus
• 
  Jake Fairbrother
  as
  Fortinbras