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Hamlet(1969)

5.8(15)1h 57m1969-12-21

Drama

Overview

Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.

Director:: Tony Richardson
Writers:: Tony Richardson, William Shakespeare
Producers:: Hans Gottschalk, Martin Ransohoff, Leslie Linder
Cinematographer:: Gerry Fisher
Composer:: Patrick Gowers
Production:: Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions, Columbia Pictures
Status:: Released

Cast

Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Hamlet / King Hamlet

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Claudius

Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt

Gertrude

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

Ophelia

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam

Polonius

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Horatio

Ben Aris

Ben Aris

Rosencrantz

Clive Graham

Clive Graham

Guildenstern

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

First Player / Gravedigger

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Captain

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Reynaldo

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Laertes