Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony RichardsonDirector
- Tony RichardsonWriter
- Patrick GowersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicol WilliamsonHamlet / King Hamlet
- Anthony HopkinsClaudius
- Judy ParfittGertrude
- Marianne FaithfullOphelia
- Mark DignamPolonius
- Gordon JacksonHoratio
- Ben ArisRosencrantz
- Clive GrahamGuildenstern
- Roger LiveseyFirst Player / Gravedigger
- Michael ElphickCaptain
- Roger Lloyd PackReynaldo
- Michael PenningtonLaertes
Stills
Themes
tragedyhamlet