Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Leading Actors/Actresses
Mel Gibson
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, and Ian Holm
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design
Date of Release
January 18th 1991
Producer
Bruce Davey and Dyson Lovell
Setting and Context
Denmark
Narrator and Point of View
Told through the point of view of Hamlet
Tone and Mood
Vengeful, Spiteful, Violent, High-Energy, and Spiritual
Protagonist and Antagonist
Halmet (Protagonist) vs. King Claudius (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
Hamlet's struggle to regain the throne after his uncle kills Hamlet's father, seizing power
Climax
The deaths of the remaining central characters after the deaths of Polonius and Ophelia
Foreshadowing
Claudius' death is foreshadowed early on in the film
Understatement
The brilliance of Hamlet's plan is often understated throughout the play.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
To the play on which it is based,
Paradox
Hamlet showed no signs of insanity, yet no one truly suspects him of faking his insanity.
Parallelism
N/A
