Branagh’s 1996 version (Top)

with Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Jack Lemmon as Marcellus, Charlton Heston as the Player King, Rosemary Harris as the Player Queen, Billy Crystal as the gravedigger, Robin Williams as Osric, Richard Attenborough as the ambassador, Dame Judi Dench and Sir John Gielgud as Hecuba and Priam

• Claudius and Gertrude: If the Mel Gibson version emphasized role of Gertrude (Glenn Close), the Branagh production emphasizes Claudius (Derek Jacobi). How does the change in emphasis from Gertrude to Claudius change the interpretation of the play each version makes? [Discussion Topic 3: Gertrude to Claudius—HamFilms3]