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Hamlet

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1969-12-21

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Tony Richardson

Writer: Tony Richardson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Hamlet

Production Companies: Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions, Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Nicol Williamson

Anthony Hopkins

Judy Parfitt

Marianne Faithfull

Mark Dignam

Gordon Jackson

Ben Aris

Clive Graham

First Player / Gravedigger

Roger Livesey

Michael Elphick

Roger Lloyd Pack

Michael Pennington

David Griffith

Anjelica Huston

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