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Hamlet

Dec 21, 1969 · 1h 57m
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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.

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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
Directed by Tony Richardson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions, Columbia Pictures
Country
US, GB

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