Hamlet

1969 5.7 (13 votes) 1h 57m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Filmways Pictures
Woodfall Film Productions
Columbia Pictures

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.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher

Director: Tony Richardson

Writer: Tony Richardson

Producer: Hans Gottschalk, Martin Ransohoff, Leslie Linder, Neil Hartley

Top 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

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