Hamlet
movie

Released December 21, 1969
Genres:
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.
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
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Ben Aris
as
Rosencrantz
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Clive Graham
as
Guildenstern

Roger Livesey
as
First Player / Gravedigger

Michael Elphick
as
Captain

Roger Lloyd Pack
as
Reynaldo

Michael Pennington
as
Laertes
Crew

Tony Richardson
as
Director

Gerry Fisher
as
Director of Photography

William Shakespeare
as
Original Story
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Charles Rees
as
Editor

Tony Richardson
as
Writer
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Patrick Gowers
as
Original Music Composer
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Neil Hartley
as
Producer

Leslie Linder
as
Producer
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Hans Gottschalk
as
Producer

Martin Ransohoff
as
Producer