Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | S1E5: Hamlet

Duration: 25'54''

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Synopsis

Animated version of the Bard's much-quoted tragedy about the indecisive Prince of Denmark. With the voices of Nicholas Farrell as Hamlet and Tilda Swinton as Ophelia.

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