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This Is Hamlet
This Is Hamlet

This Is Hamlet

Genres

DramaDocumentaryComedy

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A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 August 2010

Country

Cast

Patrick Alparone

Patrick Alparone

Hamlet

Anna Bullard

Anna Bullard

Ophelia

Delia MacDougall

Delia MacDougall

Gertrude

Charles Shaw Robinson

Charles Shaw Robinson

Claudius

Howard Swain

Howard Swain

Polonius

Jon Gentry

Jon Gentry

Horatio

Robert Parsons

Robert Parsons

Ghost of King Hamlet

Nicholas Pelczar

Nicholas Pelczar

Laertes

Mark Anderson Phillips

Mark Anderson Phillips

Rosencrantz

Liam Vincent

Liam Vincent

Guildenstern

Caveh Zahedi

Caveh Zahedi

Player King

Lance Gardner

Lance Gardner

Ambassador

Carrie Paff

Carrie Paff

Sarah Siddons - Field Reporter

Jeremy Sabol

Jeremy Sabol

Ralph Holinshed - TV Host

Joan Mankin

Joan Mankin

Gravedigger #1

John Gilkey

John Gilkey

Gravedigger #2

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