| Director | Tony Richardson |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama film |
| Runtime | 117 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Budget | $350,000 |
Hamlet's father, the king, was killed by Hamlet's uncle Claudius who then married the widowed queen, Gertrude. Hamlet's ghost father visits him and tells Hamlet what happened, so Hamlet swears revenge. He feigns insanity, which worries the Claudius and Gertrude, and Polonius, who is Ophelia's father. Hamlet kills Polonius by mistake, so the Claudius sends him to England to be murdered. Ophelia goes mad because her father is dead, then she drowns in a river. Hamlet survives the plot to take his life. He returns England. Ophelia's brother Laertes challenges Hamlet to a duel, but he poisons the sword. Claudius also poisons some wine for Hamlet, but the queen drinks it instead. Hamlet is stabbed with the poisoned blade but kills Laertes and Claudius before he dies.