Hamlet (1997)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • attendant to Claudius

      Riz Abbasi

    • English ambassador

      Richard Attenborough

    • attendant to Claudius

      David Blair

    • ghost

      Brian Blessed

    • Hamlet

      Kenneth Branagh

    • Polonius

      Richard Briers

    • priest

      Michael Bryant

    • attendant to Claudius

      Peter Bygott

    • Gertrude

      Julie Christie

    • 1st gravedigger

      Billy Crystal

    • stage manager

      Charles Daish

    • Hecuba

      Judi Dench

    • Reynaldo

      Gérard Depardieu

    • Guildenstern

      Reece Dinsdale

    • Yorick

      Ken Dodd

    • attendant to Gertrude

      Angela Douglas

    • Lucianus

      Rob Edwards

    • Horatio

      Nicholas Farrell

    • Francisco

      Ray Fearon

    • doctor

      Yvonne Gidden

    • Priam

      John Gielgud

    • Player Queen

      Rosemary Harris

    • Player King

      Charlton Heston

    • Cornelius

      Ravil Isyanov

    • Claudius

      Derek Jacobi

    • attendant to Gertrude

      Rowena King

    • Fortinbras's captain

      Jeffery Kissoon

    • attendant to Gertrude

      Sarah Lam

    • Marcellus

      Jack Lemmon

    • Barnardo

      Ian McElhinney

    • Laertes

      Michael Maloney

    • Fortinbras's general

      John George Spencer-Churchill

    • Old Norway

      John Mills

    • 2nd sailor

      Jimi Mistry

    • Prologne

      Sian Radinger

    • prostitute

      Melanie Ramsay

    • 2nd gravedigger

      Simon Russell-Beale

    • young lord

      Andrew Schofield

    • Fortinbras

      Rufus Sewell

    • Rosencrantz

      Timothy Spall

    • young Hamlet

      Szekeres, Tom

    • 1st player

      Ben Thom

    • Voltemand

      Don Warrington

    • 2nd player

      Perdita Weeks

    • Osric

      Robin Williams

    • Ophelia

      Kate Winslet

    • 1st sailor

      David Yip

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Kenneth Branagh

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Simon Moseley

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Richard Styles

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Sallie-Anne Hard

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Sara Desmond

    • Script Supervisor

      Annie Wotton

    • Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)

      Sharon Mansfield

    Production:

    • ©/Production Company

      Castle Rock Entertainment

    • Production Company

      Worshipful Company of Fishmongers

    • Producer

      David Barron

    • Production Manager

      Iona Price

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Lil Heyman

    • Location Manager

      Nick Daubeny

    • Studio

      Shepperton Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Vanessa Pereira

    • Casting

      Simone Ireland

    • Casting (ADR Voice)

      Louis Elman

    Writing:

    • Adapted for the Screen by

      Kenneth Branagh

    • Based on the play by

      William Shakespeare

    • Text Consultant

      Russell Jackson

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Alex Thomson

    • Camera Operator

      Martin Kenzie

    • Camera Operator

      Nic Milner

    • Focus Puller (A Camera)

      Chyna Thomson

    • Focus Puller (B Camera)

      Robert Binnall

    • Clapper/Loader (A Camera)

      Robert Palmer

    • [Clapper/Loader (A Camera)]

      George Richmond

    • Clapper/Loader (B Camera)

      Craig Bloor

    • Gaffer

      David Moroni

    • Grip (A Camera)

      David Appleby

    • Grip (B Camera)

      Tony Cridlin

    Special Effects:

    • Miniatures, Digital/Film Opticals by

      The Magic Camera Company

    • Visual Effects Producer

      Hunt, Antony

    • Model Unit Director

      José Granell

    • Model Unit Cameraman

      Nigel Stone

    • Model Unit Art Director

      David Warren

    • Model Unit (1st Assistant Director)

      David Carrigan

    • Motion Control Cameraman

      Rick Mietkowski

    • Model Designer

      Scott, Robbie

    • Model Maker

      Steven Scott

    • Model Maker

      Tracey Curtis

    • Model Maker

      Greg Horswill

    • Model Maker

      Derek Bell

    • Model Maker

      Peter Lee

    • Sculptor

      Overs, Chrissie

    • Sculptor

      Carole De Jong

    • Scenic Artist

      James Gemmill

    • Scenic Artist

      Marcus Williams

    • Optical Cameraman

      Andrew Jeffery

    • Matte Artist

      Doug Ferris

    • Matte Cameraman

      John Grant

    • Digital Supervisor

      Angus Cameron

    • Prosthetics

      Carter White FX

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Joss Williams

    • Special Effects Administrator

      Michael Dawson

    • Snow Effects

      Snowbusiness

    • Snow Effects Supervisor

      Crownshaw, David

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Neil Farrell

    • Editor (Associate)

      Daniel Farrell

    • Editor (Associate)

      Kerry Kohler

    • Editor (Optical Effects)

      Brian Mann

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Tim Harvey

    • Art Director

      Desmond Crowe

    • Scenic Artist

      Brian Bishop

    • Scenic Artist

      Doug Bishop

    • Sculptor

      John Blakeley

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Alexandra Byrne

    • Wardrobe (Supervisor)

      Sharon A. Long

    • Wardrobe (Master)

      Anthony Brookman

    • Wardrobe (Mistress)

      Suzi Turnbull

    Make-up:

    • Chief Make-up

      Tina Earnshaw

    • Make-up

      Adams, Suzie

    • Make-up

      Sian Grigg

    • Make-up

      Laura Borselli

    • Make-up

      Norma Webb

    • Chief Hairdresser

      Carol Hemming

    • Hairdresser

      Kay Georgiou

    • Hairdresser

      Betty Glasow

    • Hairdresser

      Elizabeth Lewis

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Chris Allies

    Music:

    • Music

      Patrick Doyle

    • Music Supervisor

      Maggie Rodford

    • Music Supervisor

      Air Edel Associates Ltd

    • Music Conductor

      Robert Ziegler

    • Orchestrations

      Lawrence Ashmore

    • Orchestrations (Additional)

      John Bell

    • Supervising Music Editor

      Roy Prendergast

    • Music Editor

      Gerard McCann

    Sound:

    • Music Recordist/Mixer

      Paul Hulme

    • Sound Mixer

      Peter Glossop

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Robin O'Donoghue

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Dominic Lester

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Peter Pennell

    • Dialogue Editor

      Alan Paley

    • Effects Editor

      Peter Holt

    • ADR (Editor)

      Tim Hands

    • ADR (Mixer)

      John Bateman

    • Foley (Mixer)

      John Bateman

    Choreography:

    • Choreography

      Stuart Hopps

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Simon Crane

    • Swordmaster

      Powell, Nicholas

    • Stunt Double (Hamlet)

      Sean McCabe

    • Stunt Double (Laertes)

      Andreas Petrides

    • Double (Hamlet)

      Orlando Seale

    • Double (Osric)

      John Killoran

    • Double (Fortinbras)

      Adam Cockerton

    Consultant:

    • Performance Consultant

      Hugh Cruttwell

    • Military Adviser

      Julian Carter

    • Armourer

      Simon Atherton

    • Horsemaster

      Debbie Kaye