Hamlet, the son of a king, is lost and forlorn about the death of his father. When the Ghost of his father shows up and tells him that he was murdered and his death was not an accident. Hamlet is also very upset that his mother had remarried a month after the death of his father. Knowing now who killed his father and why he is on a path of revenge to avenge the death of his father.
This film was received with wide amount of praise and criticism. Praise coming from not only beating out: Warner Brothers' Johnny Belinda and The Treasure of Sierra; Independent Producers The Red Shoes; and 20th Century Fox's The Snake Pit for Best Picture but it also was the first movie where the Director directed himself in an Oscar winning performance. This film is also the only film to win Best Picture and the Golden Lion. The criticism was came from the fact that this version of Hamlet cut out two hours of dialog and two main characters.
I could not stand this film! I really am not a huge Shakespeare fan to begin with but I could not stand this film! I had the hardest time trying to stay awake through the film. I really wish that any other film that came out that year would have won. That way I wouldn't feel like I wasted two hours of my life.
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