This Is Hamlet

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This Is Hamlet

2010

2h 15m

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Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Patrick Alparone

Hamlet

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Anna Bullard

Ophelia

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Delia MacDougall

Gertrude

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Charles Shaw Robinson

Claudius

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Howard Swain

Polonius

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Jon Gentry

Horatio

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Robert Parsons

Ghost of King Hamlet

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Nicholas Pelczar

Laertes

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Mark Anderson Phillips

Rosencrantz

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Liam Vincent

Guildenstern

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Directing

Caveh Zahedi

Player King

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Lance Gardner

Ambassador

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Carrie Paff

Sarah Siddons - Field Reporter

Production

Jeremy Sabol

Ralph Holinshed - TV Host

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Joan Mankin

Gravedigger #1

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John Gilkey

Gravedigger #2

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