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Hamlet
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Hamlet 1969 Directed by Tony Richardson

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Release Date 21 December 1969
117 mins
Cast
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson Hamlet / King Hamlet
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins Claudius
Judy Parfitt
Judy Parfitt Gertrude
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull Ophelia
Mark Dignam
Mark Dignam Polonius
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson Horatio
Ben Aris
Ben Aris Rosencrantz
Clive Graham
Clive Graham Guildenstern
Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey First Player / Gravedigger
Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick Captain
Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack Reynaldo
Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington Laertes
David Griffith
David Griffith Messenger
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston Court Lady
Crew
Director
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
Writer
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
Producers
Hans Gottschalk
Hans Gottschalk
Neil Hartley
Neil Hartley
Leslie Linder
Leslie Linder
Martin Ransohoff
Martin Ransohoff
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Gerry Fisher
Composer
Patrick Gowers
Patrick Gowers
Editor
Charles Rees
Charles Rees
Original Writer
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare