Hamlet

Overview

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.

Directed by Tony Richardson

Top cast

Nicol Williamson

Hamlet / King Hamlet

Anthony Hopkins

Claudius

Judy Parfitt

Gertrude

Marianne Faithfull

Ophelia

Mark Dignam

Polonius

Gordon Jackson

Horatio

B

Ben Aris

Rosencrantz

C

Clive Graham

Guildenstern

Roger Livesey

First Player / Gravedigger

Michael Elphick

Captain

Roger Lloyd Pack

Reynaldo

Michael Pennington

Laertes

D

David Griffith

Messenger

Anjelica Huston

Court Lady

Details