Kenneth Branagh's production of Shakespeare's Hamlet was one of the few film versions of the famous play that reproduced every scene from the original work. As both director and main actor, Branagh introduced this great tragedy with wit, energy and emotional honesty. This production showed most of Shakespeare's formidable plot -a young prince seeking revenge for the murder of his father.
The setting of the movie was fabulous. The exterior shots of the Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire stand in for Elsinore. The interior was also astonishing. …
