Hamlet 43 years old

Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch. Then his father's ghost directs him to seek revenge.

Credits

Hamlet Cast

Name Character
Patrick Stewart He was 39, now 83 years old as Claudius
Claire Bloom She was 49, now 93 years old as Gertrude
Jonathan Hyde He was 32, now 75 years old as Rosencrantz
Derek Jacobi He was 41, now 85 years old as Hamlet
Eric Porter He was 52, 67 years old when he died as Polonius
Lalla Ward She was 28, now 72 years old as Ophelia
Robert Swann He was 35, 61 years old when he died as Horatio
Dan Meaden as Norwegian Captain
David Henry as English Ambassador
David Robb He was 32, now 76 years old as Laertes
Geoffrey Bateman as Guildenstern
Ian Charleson He was 30, 40 years old when he died as Fortinbras
Paul Humpoletz He was 37, now 81 years old as Marcellus
Bill Homewood as Player King in the mime
Emrys James He was 51, 60 years old when he died as Player King

Hamlet Crew

Name Department
William Shakespeare as Author. He was 416 (51) years old when He died Writing
Cedric Messina as Producer. He was 59 (72) years old when He died Production
Rodney Bennett as Director. He was 45 (now 89) years old Directing
Hamlet poster
Hamlet (43 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 25, 1980
  • Runtime: 210 minutes