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