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Hamlet
Summary: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Release Date: December 25, 1996
Genre: Drama
Director:
Kenneth Branagh
Runtime: 4 h 02 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 18,000,000
Domestic: $ 4,708,156
International: $ 1,580,074
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