With only two exceptions, I love every performance in the film. His casting choices emphasize the notion that, since anyone can enjoy Shakespeare, anyone can perform it too. Yet, Branaugh isn’t the biggest star in the film. Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest part and has 40% of the dialogue, which means Branaugh has the majority of the screen time. Zhivago, what Branaugh has done is created an epic full of lush settings, gorgeous music, and incredible performances that will at least always be remembered as an incredible artistic achievement. On the other time, like Gone With the Wind or Dr. On the one hand, the long run time makes it nearly impossible to show the whole movie in a classroom or a theater. I am deeply conflicted about this choice.

He chose to use the text of the second Quarto of 1603, the longest edition of the play.

Unlike every other Shakespeare movie, Branaugh chose not to cut a single line of Hamlet, which is why his version is four hours long. The Controversy- the longest Hamlet ever filmed While most of the castle was shot at Shepperdon Studious in England, Branaugh filmed most of the exterior shots at Blenheim Palace, the home of the Duke of Marlborough, and Sir Winston Churchill:

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