About Hamlet
- Released on December 21, 1969
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.
Full Cast of Hamlet
Nicol Williamson plays Hamlet / King Hamlet
Anthony Hopkins plays Claudius
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Marianne Faithfull plays Ophelia
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Gordon Jackson plays Horatio
Ben Aris plays Rosencrantz
Clive Graham plays Guildenstern
Roger Livesey plays First Player / Gravedigger
Michael Elphick plays Captain
Roger Lloyd Pack plays Reynaldo
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David Griffith plays Messenger
Anjelica Huston plays Court Lady
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