| Other author/creator | Kozint︠s︡ev, Grigoriĭ |
| Other author/creator | Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. |
| Other author/creator | Smoktunovskiĭ, I. |
| Other author/creator | Nazvanov, Mikhail, 1914-1964 |
| Other author/creator | Radziņa, Elza, 1917-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Lenfilʹm. |
| Uniform title | Hamlet. Russian |
| Abstract |
A screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy. The somber Elsinore Castle that keeps secrets of many a crime is looming over the rocky coastline. Prince Hamlet once again puts the question: "To be, or not to be?" He is the first thinker in the line of warriors, a poet and a philosopher, a character so close to future generations. In the utterly corrupted kingdom, a lone hero is bound to take up arms to avenge his father's death. This film became a champion among Lenfilm Studio's prize-winning motion pictures: 23 awards in four years. The musical score was written by the great Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich. |
| Cast |
Innokentiĭ Smoktunovskiĭ, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elʹsa Radzini︠a︡, I︠U︡riĭ Tolubeev, Anastasii︠a︡ Vertinskai︠a︡, Vladimir Erenberg, Stepan Oleksenko, Vadim Medvedev, Igorʹ Dmitriev. |
| Language | Russian (mono) DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 : Russian, English (voice-over), French (voice-over) ; Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian |
