King Hamlet
“A documentary film about life, death and theater.”
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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Cast
13 people
Elvira Lind Director · Adam Nielsen Editor
United States release July 1, 2026 · Produced in United States, Denmark · Production Sonntag Pictures, Dutch Tilt Film
Production
Mad Gene Media
Production
Sonntag Pictures
Production
Dutch Tilt Film
Production
The Public Theatre
Production
United States · Denmark
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 29, 2025
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · July 1, 2026
Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
United States
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · DOC NYC
January 4, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 15, 2026 · Premiere · Miami International Film Festival
Australia
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Canada
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Denmark
March 18, 2026 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Finland
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Iceland
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Ireland
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Netherlands
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
New Zealand
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
Norway
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
South Korea
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Sweden
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
United Kingdom
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · LDNDOCS
July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)
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