"Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge."
Mel Gibson
as Hamlet
Glenn Close
as Gertrude
Alan Bates
as Claudius
Paul Scofield
as The Ghost
Ian Holm
as Polonius
Helena Bonham Carter
as Ophelia
Stephen Dillane
as Horatio
Nathaniel Parker
as Laertes
Sean Murray
as Guildenstern
Michael Maloney
as Rosencrantz
Trevor Peacock
as The Gravedigger
John McEnery
as Osric
Richard Warwick
as Bernardo
Christien Anholt
as Marcellus
Dave Duffy
as Francisco
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Reynaldo
Pete Postlethwaite
as Player King
Christopher Fairbank
as Player Queen
Sarah Phillips
as The Players
Ned Mendez
Roy York
Marjorie Bell
Justin Case
Roger Low
Pamela Sinclair
Baby Simon Sinclair
Roy Evans
Lance Edwards
as Guard (uncredited)
Christopher De Vore
Screenplay
Bruce Davey
Executive Producer
Richard Marden
Editor
Franco Zeffirelli
Dyson Lovell
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Director
David Watkin
Director of Photography
William Shakespeare
Author
Franco Ceraolo
Art Direction
Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Design
Antonio Tarolla
Alan Tomkins
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Michael Lamont
Supervising Art Director
Jim Morahan
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
Jean-Luc Russier
Eric Allwright
Alberta Giuliani
Hairstylist
Cliff Lanning
Third Assistant Director
Chuck Finch
Gaffer