Hamlet
1969•1h 57m•5.8•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Tony Richardson
Writer
Tony Richardson
Languages
English
Studio
Filmways Pictures
Cast
Nicol Williamson
Hamlet / King Hamlet
Anthony Hopkins
Claudius
Judy Parfitt
Gertrude
Marianne Faithfull
Ophelia
Mark Dignam
Polonius
Gordon Jackson
Horatio
Ben Aris
Rosencrantz
Clive Graham
Guildenstern
Roger Livesey
First Player / Gravedigger
Michael Elphick
Captain
Roger Lloyd Pack
Reynaldo
Michael Pennington
Laertes
David Griffith
Messenger
Anjelica Huston
Court Lady
Production
Company
Filmways Pictures
Company
Woodfall Film Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Hans Gottschalk
Producer
Neil Hartley
Producer
Leslie Linder
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
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