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Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamlet

20246.61h 31m

Overview

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.

Directed by Pinny Grylls
Written by Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
Produced by Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
Box OfficeBudget: $200KRevenue: $212K

Top Cast

Sam Crane

Sam Crane

Hamlet

Pinny Grylls

Pinny Grylls

Filmmaker

Jen Cohn

Jen Cohn

Horatio

T

Tilly Steele

Ophelia

Dipo Ola

Dipo Ola

Laertes

Mark Oosterveen

Mark Oosterveen

Polonius

Gareth Turkington

Gareth Turkington

Claudius

L

Lizzie Wofford

Gertrude

S

Sam Forster

Rozencrantz

J

Jeremiah O'Connor

Ghost / Player King

Themes & Keywords

father murdergrand theft automachinimahamletgta

About Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamlet is a animation, documentary film released in 2024 exploring themes of father murder, grand theft auto, machinima, hamlet, gta. Directed by Pinny Grylls, it stars Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls, Jen Cohn. 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.

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