Hamlet

Hamlet

117 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 1969

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.

Hamlet

117 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 1969

Hamlet
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Columbia Pictures, Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions
Original title Hamlet
Directors Tony Richardson
Writers Tony Richardson, William Shakespeare

Cast

Nicol Williamson

as Hamlet / King Hamlet

Anthony Hopkins

as Claudius

Judy Parfitt

as Gertrude

Marianne Faithfull

as Ophelia

Mark Dignam

as Polonius

Gordon Jackson

as Horatio

Ben Aris

as Rosencrantz

Clive Graham

as Guildenstern

Roger Livesey

as First Player / Gravedigger

Michael Elphick

as Captain

Roger Lloyd Pack

as Reynaldo

Michael Pennington

as Laertes

David Griffith

as Messenger

Anjelica Huston

as Court Lady