Biography of hamlet mel gibson netflix

1990 film by Franco Zeffirelli

Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespeareantragedy of the same name, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character.

The film also features Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, and Nathaniel Parker. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the film was the first produced by Icon Productions, a company co-founded by Gibson.

Plot

The film largely follows the plot of the original play, albeit omitting certain dialogue and minor characters to fit the average length of a feature film.

Biography of hamlet mel gibson netflix movie

This version also makes no modern adaptations.

Cast

Production

Zeffirelli announced production of the film in April 1989 at a press conference in Los Angeles. Mel Gibson was at that same press conference, where it was announced that he would play Hamlet.

Zeffirelli had set out to make a Shakespe