This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.

Title from container. Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2009. Special features: Audio commentary with Gregory Doran, Sebastian Grant and Chris Seager; the making of Hamlet.