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This Is Hamlet
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This Is Hamlet

2010-08-14 · 135 min · Not rated

Drama · Documentary · Comedy

A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.

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Greg Watkins
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Patrick AlparonePatrick AlparoneHamlet
Anna BullardAnna BullardOphelia
Delia MacDougallGertrude
Charles Shaw RobinsonClaudius
Howard SwainPolonius
Jon GentryHoratio
Robert ParsonsGhost of King Hamlet
Nicholas PelczarLaertes
Mark Anderson PhillipsRosencrantz
Liam VincentGuildenstern
Caveh ZahediCaveh ZahediPlayer King
Lance GardnerAmbassador
Carrie PaffCarrie PaffSarah Siddons - Field Reporter
Jeremy SabolRalph Holinshed - TV Host
Joan MankinGravedigger #1
John GilkeyJohn GilkeyGravedigger #2

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