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Hamlet

Hamlet

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Hamlet

1969

1h 57m

5.8(15 votes)

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.

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Filmways Pictures

Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Tony Richardson
Written by: Tony Richardson
Produced by: Hans Gottschalk
Martin Ransohoff

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