Grand Theft Hamlet
2024
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Synopsis
Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024) is a 1h 31min animation feature film by Sam Crane. Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto.
Key facts
Cast
Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls, Jen Cohn, Tilly Steele, Dipo Ola, Mark Oosterveen, Gareth Turkington, Lizzie Wofford
Original language
Arabic
First release
December 6, 2024 (United Kingdom)
Crew
Screenplay
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
Producer
Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
Cinematography
Pinny Grylls
Editing
Pinny Grylls
Music
Jamie Perera
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BFI London Film Festival 2024 generic
- CPH:DOX 2024 generic
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 generic - Feature
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2024 - Sitges Documenta
- SXSW Film Festival 2024 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2024 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | December 6, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | December 6, 2024 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 17, 2025 |
| Streaming | Argentina | February 21, 2025 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | February 21, 2025 |
| Streaming | Mexico | February 21, 2025 |
| Streaming | United States | February 21, 2025 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Full credits
| Director | Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane |
| Cast | Sam Crane (Hamlet (voice)), Pinny Grylls (Filmmaker (voice)), Jen Cohn (Horatio (voice)), Tilly Steele (Ophelia (voice)), Dipo Ola (Laertes (voice)), Mark Oosterveen (Polonius (voice)), Gareth Turkington (Claudius (voice)), Lizzie Wofford (Gertrude (voice)), Sam Forster (Rozencrantz (voice)), Jeremiah O'Connor (Ghost / Player King (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane |
| Producer | Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff |
| Executive producer | Andy Mayson, Beth Levison, Cody Ryder, Hannah Bush Bailey, Harlene Freezer, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Mike Runagall, Sam Bisbee, Sam Crane, Shanida Scotland, Will Clarke |
| Cinematography | Pinny Grylls |
| Editing | Pinny Grylls |
| Music | Jamie Perera |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q124843645 |
| IMDb | tt28244549 |
| TMDB | 1234397 |
Additional data: TMDB.
