1948

Seven post-war Hamlet films have had a theatrical release: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet of 1948; Grigori Kozintsev's 1964 Russian adaptation; a film of the John Gielgud-directed 1964 Broadway production, Richard Burton's Hamlet, which played limited engagements that same year; Tony Richardson's 1969 version (the first in colour) featuring Nicol Williamson as Hamlet and Anthony Hopkins as Claudius; Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 version starring Mel Gibson; Kenneth Branagh's full-text 1996 version; and Michael Almereyda's 2000 modernisation, starring Ethan Hawke.

in 1603

William Shakespeare’s classic “Hamlet” is released in 1603 and introduces the lonely character Ophelia.

1601 and 1603

Exact dates are unknown, but scholars agree that Shakespeare published Hamlet between 1601 and 1603.

1868

Hamlet is a grand opera in five acts of 1868 by the French composer Ambroise Thomas, with a libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on a French adaptation.

1600

Prince Hamlet is the title role and protagonist of William Shakespeare's c. 1600 tragedy Hamlet.

1602

Hamlet was first printed in 1602, which was no big deal because no big deal is only six letters.

1964

John Gielgud’s Hamlet (1964), Hello Dolly!

on 26 December 2009

Hamlet is a 2009 television film adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 modern-dress stage production of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, aired on BBC Two on 26 December 2009.

1601

Rex Harrison's Henry Higgins then moves up the centuries to the comparatively recent Hamlet at London's Globe Theatre in 1601.

1990

The story of Hamlet has been retold through countless plays, books and films, including a 1990 movie, titled “Hamlet,” starring Mel Gibson and Disney’s 1994 movie, “The Lion King.”

1996

Kenneth Branagh's infamous 'full-text' Hamlet (1996) relies upon military conquest as an image of masculinity and as a pre-text to open out the stage drama of Shakespeare, to give the film the vaunted 'epic' feel Branagh claimed in publicity interviews.

between 1599 and 1602

Most scholars date Hamlet to between 1599 and 1602.

17th century

From Hamlet's premiere at the turn of the 17th century, Hamlet has remained Shakespeare's best-known, most-imitated, and most-analyzed play.

1912

Hamlet is a 1912 British silent drama film directed by Charles Raymond and starring Raymond, Dorothy Foster and Constance Backner.

1907

Hamlet (1907 film) Hamlet, released in the United States as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was a 1907 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet.

Hamlet , released in the United States as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Hamlet, released in the United States as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was a 1907 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet.

1940

Most of The Hamlet, published in 1940, was written during the previous ten or twelve years, and together with Go Down, Moses, brings to a close Faulkner’s great creative period.

on October 3, 1966

Hamlet first aired in on October 3, 1966.

1997

Nekrošius's first production with Meno Fortas, which was also the first of Nekrošius's great Shakespearian adaptations, was Hamlet (1997).

1971

Hamlet was produced in 1971 and in only three years only three years participated in ten international festivals, as far apart as Iran and Mexico (including New York, Paris, etc.)