Hamlet (1969)

Name: Hamlet
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-12-21
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Marianne Faithfull, Mark Dignam

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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Released 1969-12-21 · 117 min · Drama

Directed by Tony Richardson

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