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Based on Academy Award®-winning director Tony Richardson’s (1963, Tom Jones) theatrical production at the Roundhouse Theatre in London, this film is a powerful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy. Eschewing the big-budget production values of other film versions, it instead focuses on great performances from Nicol Williamson (Excalibur, The Reckoning) as Prince Hamlet, Academy Award®-winner Anthony Hopkins (1991, Best Actor, The Silence of the Lambs) as the villainous Claudius and rock-and-roll singer Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia. The result is a HAMLET that is a compelling tribute to the Bard himself. Newly remastered.
Original Release
12/21/1969
US Release
12/21/1969
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Nicol Williamson | Hamlet / King Hamlet |
Judy Parfitt | Gertrude |
Anthony Hopkins | Claudius |
Marianne Faithfull | Ophelia |
Mark Dignam | Polonius |
Michael Pennington | Laertes |
Gordon Jackson | Horatio |
Ben Aris | Rosencrantz |
Clive Graham | Guildenstern |
Peter Gale | Osric |
Directors
Writers
Tony Richardson, William Shakespeare
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nicol Williamson | Hamlet / King Hamlet |
Judy Parfitt | Gertrude |
Anthony Hopkins | Claudius |
Marianne Faithfull | Ophelia |
Mark Dignam | Polonius |
Michael Pennington | Laertes |
Gordon Jackson | Horatio |
Ben Aris | Rosencrantz |
Clive Graham | Guildenstern |
Peter Gale | Osric |
Roger Livesey | Gravedigger / First Player |
John J. Carney | Player King |
Richard Everett | Player Queen |
Robin Chadwick | Francisco |
Ian Collier | Priest |
Michael Elphick | Captain |
David Griffith | Messenger |
Anjelica Huston | Court Lady |
Bill Jarvis | Courtier |
Roger Lloyd Pack | Reynaldo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hans Gottschalk | Producer |
Neil Hartley | Producer |
Leslie Linder | Producer |
Martin Ransohoff | Producer |