King Hamlet (2025)

Name: King Hamlet
Director: Elvira Lind
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-08-29
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Sam Gold, Elvira Lind, Gayle Rankin

Documentary

Director: Elvira Lind

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Sam Gold, Elvira Lind, Gayle Rankin

Runtime89 min

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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.

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Fans of actor Oscar Isaac and intimate character studies will be captivated by this 2025 documentary, directed by Elvira Lind, that offers a behind-the-scenes look at Isaac's acclaimed performance as Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet at New York's Public Theater.

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King Hamlet is a 2025 American and Danish documentary directed by Elvira Lind. The film was shot in 2017 and follows actor and Lind's husband, Oscar Isaac, as he prepared for the Public Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet directed by Sam Gold. Whilst preparing for the production, Isaac dealt both with the loss of his mother and the birth of his first child. The film was produced by Sara Stockmann and Sofia Sondervan and executive produced by Lind, Isaac, Gena Konstantinakos, Sam Gold, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke and Adam Nielsen.