Michael Almereyda Director, Screenwriter Ethan Hawke Hamlet Actor Kyle MacLachlan Claudius Actor Sam Shepard Ghost Actor Diane Venora Gertrude Actor Bill Murray Polonius Actor Liev Schreiber Laertes Actor Julia Stiles Ophelia Actor Karl Geary Horatio Actor Paula Malcomson Marcella Actor Steve Zahn Rosencrantz Actor Dechen Thurman Guildenstern Actor Rome Neal Barnardo Actor Jeffrey Wright Gravedigger Actor Paul Bartel Osric Actor Casey Affleck Fortinbras Actor William Shakespeare Writer Jason Blum Executive Producer Andrew Fierberg Producer Callum Greene Line Producer Amy Hobby Producer John Sloss Executive Producer Carter Burwell Original Music Franz Liszt Non-Original Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Non-Original Music John de Borman Cinematographer Kristina Boden Film Editing Gideon Ponte Production Design Jeanne Develle Art Director Jeff Nelson Art Director Joshua Drew Set Decoration Jeffrey Everett Set Decoration Marco Cattoretti Costume Design Luca Mosca Costume Design Krya Panchenko Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist Anthony Katagas Production Manager Carrie Fixe Second Assistant Director Marco Londoner First Assistant Director Chip Signore First Assistant Director