... of importance. However, it is interesting that there is no mention made of Fortinbras. This is not totally unheard of in the film versions. Fortinbras is not mentioned in the Franco Zeffirelli version either. In this beginning scene, the positioning of Hamlet is extremely important. In all the film versions, the position of Hamlet at the beginning foreshadows how he will be characterized through the rest of the ... film. In this Olivier version, Hamlet is positioned at the opposite end of the table from ... end of the film. The film really begins with Act 1 Scene 2, like the Zeffirelli...

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