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Branagh Assembles Top Cast For Full-Lenght "Hamlet" (70mm) Film
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The 70mm Newsletter |
Written by:
Corbett And Keene Limited 122 Wardour Street, London |
Special issue 43 - February 1996 |
The
Max Linder Panorama in Paris, France. Picture by Francois Carrin
Director Kenneth Branagh has assembled an outstanding cast of European and American actors for his new
full-length feature film of "Hamlet" which starts shooting in the UK on 30th January 1996 for Castle Rock Entertainment. Branagh, who has adapted the Shakespeare play for the screen, will direct as well as taking the title role.
With most of the casting now complete, the line-up includes Riz Abbasi, David Blair, Brian Blessed, Richard Briers, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Bryant, Peter Bygott, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Reece Dinsdale, Kenn Dodd, Angela Douglas, Rob Edwards, Nicolas Farrell, Ray Fearon, John Gielgud, Yvonne Gidden, Rosemary Harris, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi Jack Lemmon, Michael Maloney, Ian McElhinney, John Mills, Jimi Mistry, Sian Radinger, Simon Russel Beale, Orlando Seale, Rufuss Sewell, Timothy Spall, Tom Szekeres, Ben Thom, Perdita Weeks, Robin Williams and Kate Winslet with further casting still to be announced.
Often credited with creating a popular cinema audience for Shakespeare, following his
success with "Henry V" and
"Much Ado About Nothing", Branagh has wanted for many years to bring to the screen the complete,
full-length version of Shakespeare's greatest play.
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Quality,
Quantity and Width
Reviews
"Hamlet" relives in 70mm!! - a visit
to the set
"Hamlet" - cast and credits
Release of "Hamlet" in 70mm
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Kenneth
Branagh in Copenhagen. Image: Thomas Hauerslev
"The film, like the play, will have something for everyone" says Branagh. "It is a ghost story, a thriller, an action-packed murder mystery and a great tragedy that is profoundly moving. It is also extremely witty and I hope it will be thoroughly entertaining".
Branagh has played Hamlet twice before on the stage, the last time in a record-breaking, sell-out production at the RSC in London and Stratford in 1992/3.
The film will be shot in the epic 70mm format and will be made at Shepperton Studios and on location in the UK. David Barron will produce with Tim Harvey as Production Designer, Alex Thomson as Director of Photography, Alexandra Byrne as Costume Designer, Art Director: Desmond "Dew" Crowe. Editor: Neil Farrel.
Corbett And Keene Limited 122 Wardour Street, London W1V 3LA, London, England. Phone +44 171 494 3478 and fax +44 171 734 2024 is handling publicity for Kenneth Branaghs
"Hamlet".
"Hamlet" will open before the end of the year for Academy Award consideration in the United States and territories everywhere.
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"Hamlet" in 70mm
By Thomas Hauerslev
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The next film in 65mm will be
"Hamlet" by director Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh (Born 10.12.1960) has made films like
"Henry V" (1989),
"Dead Again" (1991) and
"Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) and he is the co founder of Renaissance Films. The filming will begin January 30. 1996 in England. Tests will begin January 8th 1996 in England. It will be photographed in Panavison System 65 by
British cinematographer Alex Thomson BSC and presented in Panavison Super 70. Alex Thomson (born 12.01.1929) has photographed more than 30 films since 1967 and among them
"Excalibur" (1981),
"Legend" (1985) and
"Cliffhanger" (1993).
"Hamlet" will be filmed at Shepperton Studios in England.
The film will be photographed in
Panavision System 65
and it will premiere in late 1996. "Hamlet" has begun filming in 65mm as a direct
result of the Film Format Seminar spearheaded by
Mr Rob Hummel.
Even two other 65mm projects are in development.
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