
1969 · Tony Richardson · 117 min
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.
Nicol WilliamsonHamlet / King Hamlet
Anthony HopkinsClaudius
Judy ParfittGertrude
Marianne FaithfullOphelia
Mark DignamPolonius
Gordon JacksonHoratioBen ArisRosencrantzClive GrahamGuildenstern
Roger LiveseyFirst Player / Gravedigger
Michael ElphickCaptain
Roger Lloyd PackReynaldo
Michael PenningtonLaertesDavid GriffithMessenger
Anjelica HustonCourt Lady