Hamlet

Hamlet (Russian: Гамлет, tr. Gamlet) is a 1964 film adaptation in Russian of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro, and stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet. Grigori Kozintsev had been a founder member of the Russian avant-garde artist group The Factory of the Eccentric Actor (FEKS), whose ideas were closely related to Dadaism and Fu... More

Initial release date:

  • 1964

Runtime:

  • 2 h 20 min

Also known as:

  • Hamlet 1964 (russian),
  • Gamlet

Film

Directed by

Grigori Kozintsev

Grigori Mikhaylovich Kozintsev (Russian: Григо́рий Миха́йлович Ко́зинцев; Kiev, 22 March [O.S. 9 March] 1905 – Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, 11 May 1973)...

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Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and...

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Awards

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Year Award Award Winner
  • 1964

Sutherland Trophy Winners

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Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1965
  • 1967
  • USSR
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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominees

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