olivier and kosentsev and richardson and coranado and zefferelli and and almerayeda have all direct hamlet but branagh the only one who get it right . this be the only film of hamlet that contain the full four hour of william shakespeare masterpiece and give a unique feel to the whole story . not many director could pull this off without bore their audience but branagh skillful use of bravora film style and stunt casting allow people to see the importance of the scene that be usually cut out . example of this include gerarde depardue a ranyaldo who entire purpose in the film be to simply say yes my lord a polonius ask him to spy on leartes . this also include billy crystal a the grave digger and robin williams a osric and jack lemmon a marcellous and and charlton heston a the actor . branagh performance of the act 4 scene 4 soliloquy ( which again be usually cut out ) be nothing short of c cinematic marvel a the camera slowly pull back a the intensity grow . it be a scene that literally make me want to jump out of my chair and start applaud . branagh be the only film maker that understand the importance of every scene in this film and know how to convey that importance to the general audience . this be a must see for everyone who enjoy good story telling and brilliant acting and and incredible direction . all of these part of william shakespeare great triumph .