Discovering Hamlet
movie
Released January 07, 1990
Genres:
Overview
IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.
Cast
Derek Jacobi
as
Himself
Kenneth Branagh
as
Himself / Hamlet
Richard Easton
as
Himself / Claudius
Patrick Stewart
as
Narrator
Richard Clifford
as
Himself / Horatio
Edward Jewesbury
as
Himself / Polonius
David Parfitt
as
Himself / Rosencrantz
Sophie Thompson
as
Herself / Ophelia
Jay Villiers
as
Himself / Laertes
Jimmy Yuill
as
Himself / Guildenstern
