Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 7, 1990

IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.

Discovering Hamlet

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 7, 1990

Discovering Hamlet
IN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.
Producers Unicorn Projects
Original title Discovering Hamlet
Directors Mark Olshaker
Writers Mark Olshaker

Cast

Derek Jacobi

as Himself

Kenneth Branagh

as Himself / Hamlet

Richard Easton

as Himself / Claudius

Patrick Stewart

as Narrator

Richard Clifford

as Himself / Horatio

Edward Jewesbury

as Himself / Polonius

David Parfitt

as Himself / Rosencrantz

Sophie Thompson

as Herself / Ophelia

Jay Villiers

as Himself / Laertes

Jimmy Yuill

as Himself / Guildenstern