Hamlet (1969)

5.8/10 117 min 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.

Cast

Nicol Williamson

Hamlet / King Hamlet

Anthony Hopkins

Claudius

Judy Parfitt

Gertrude

Marianne Faithfull

Ophelia

Mark Dignam

Polonius

Gordon Jackson

Horatio

Roger Livesey

First Player / Gravedigger

Michael Elphick

Captain

Roger Lloyd Pack

Reynaldo

Michael Pennington

Laertes

Anjelica Huston

Court Lady

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