New York, 2000. A specter in the guise of the newly-dead CEO of Denmark Corporation appears to Hamlet, tells of murder most foul, demands revenge, and identifies the killer as Claudius, the new head of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and now step-father. Hamlet must determine if the ghost is truly his father, and if Claudius did the deed. To buy time, Hamlet feigns madness; to catch his uncle's conscience, he invites him to watch a film he's made that shows a tale of murder. Finally convinced of Claudius's guilt, Hamlet must avenge his father. Claudius now knows Hamlet is a threat and even uses Ophelia, Hamlet's love, in his own plots against the young man. Murder will out?

Diane Venora, who plays Queen Gertrude, played Ophelia in a made-for-television version of Hamlet (1990/II) (TV) starring and directed by 'Kevin Kline (I)'.

Hamlet:
The play's the thing, with which I'll catch the conscience of the king.

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene when Polonius gives parting advice to Laertes, the reflection of the microphone boom can be seen in the chromium d￿r of the room.

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Music by Johannes Brahms
Played when Hamlet rides in the limousine