![]() ![]() ![]() Will audiences who adore Gibson as a 20th-Century action hero accept him in Shakespearean drama? Starring Mel Gibson in the title role, Zeffirelli’s “Hamlet” is a risky picture on several counts-the most notable being the casting of Gibson. “I want to return the play to the audience it was written for and want this man to be remembered-and I think people will remember the ‘Hamlet’ of my film.” ![]() “Hamlet’ was written as a popular tragedy for the masses, but over the centuries it’s come to be seen as a work of art for the elite and has lost its connection with the mass audience,” says film director Franco Zeffirelli.
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