King Hamlet

"A documentary film about life, death and theater."

2025 1h 29m EN

Documentary

Synopsis

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Actor Oscar Isaac takes on the iconic role of Shakespeare's Danish prince in an intimate look at his preparation and performance at NYC's Public Theater.

“A documentary film about life, death and theater.”

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Cast

Oscar Isaac
Self
Sam Gold
Self
Elvira Lind
Self
Gayle Rankin
Self
Ernst Reijseger
Self
Keegan-Michael Key
Self
Roberta Colindrez
Self
Ritchie Coster
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elvira Lind
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Denmark

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Denmark.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Oscar Isaac and Sam Gold and Elvira Lind carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A documentary film about life, death and theater.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38064109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Elvira Lind directs. Adam Nielsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Denmark. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Denmark.
4Editor Adam Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oscar Isaac and Sam Gold and Elvira Lind carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A documentary film about life, death and theater.".
7IMDB entry: tt38064109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.