Claim: Hamlet (1990 film) was directed by a man.
Evidence: Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name , directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character.
He is also a former senator -LRB- 1994 -- 2001 -RRB- for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party.