21 December 1969 Drama 117 mins
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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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
Tony Richardson Director
William Shakespeare Original Story
Tony Richardson Writer
Charles Rees Editor
Gerry Fisher Director of Photography
Patrick Gowers Original Music Composer
Hans Gottschalk Producer
Neil Hartley Producer
Leslie Linder Producer
Martin Ransohoff Producer
United States 21 December 1969
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