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Hamlet

Hamlet

1969•1h 57m•5.7/10
Drama

Ratings

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5.7/10(14)

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.

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Production

Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions, Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Rosencrantz

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

David Griffith

Messenger

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Court Lady

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