Royal Deceit (Prince of Jutland) (1994)

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This European historical saga presents the true tale of regicide and insanity on which Shakespeare based Hamlet. When the king of Jutland is murdered by his brother, the dark prince claims both the throne and Queen Geruth. Although her son saw the murder, he feigns madness to spare his life.

Rating:

R (for some violence and scenes of nudity)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Gabriel Axel
Written By:

Erik Kjersgaard
In Theaters:

Feb 23, 1994 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 31, 2005
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Miramax

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Cast

Gabriel Byrne
as Fenge

Helen Mirren
as Geruth

Christian Bale
as Amled

Freddie Jones
as Bjorn

Kate Beckinsale
as Ethel

Saskia Wickham
as Gunvor

Steven Waddington
as Ribold

Tom Wilkinson
as Hardvendel

Tony Haygarth
as Ragnar

Brian Glover
as Caedman

Philip Rham
as Aelfred

Ewen Bremner
as Frovin

Andy Serkis

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Audience Reviews for Royal Deceit (Prince of Jutland)

Stolid reworking of Hamlet certainly has an outstanding cast but the director has no idea what to do with them. He has drained the inherent tragedy from the piece and what is left is a hollow exercise in tedium. Not a single one of his players, all experienced Shakespearean actors, is given a chance to let loose and breath some kind of life into this flat enterprise.

jay nixon

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A really interesting look at the story of Hamlet. It is well acted, but the production value is quite low and it looks like a made for T.V. movie. The visual style is not very extravagant and quite basic. It relies on the strong actors to carry the film.