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Hamlet

(1969)

December 21, 1969 1h 57m
58%
TMDB Score

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.

Tony Richardson

Director

Top Billed Cast

NW

Nicol Williamson

Hamlet / King Hamlet

AH

Anthony Hopkins

Claudius

JP

Judy Parfitt

Gertrude

MF

Marianne Faithfull

Ophelia

MD

Mark Dignam

Polonius

GJ

Gordon Jackson

Horatio

BA

Ben Aris

Rosencrantz

CG

Clive Graham

Guildenstern

RL

Roger Livesey

First Player / Gravedigger

ME

Michael Elphick

Captain

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