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.
Cast
- Nicol Williamson as Hamlet / King Hamlet
- Anthony Hopkins as Claudius
- Judy Parfitt as Gertrude
- Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia
- Mark Dignam as Polonius
- Gordon Jackson as Horatio
- Ben Aris as Rosencrantz
- Clive Graham as Guildenstern
- Roger Livesey as First Player / Gravedigger
- Michael Elphick as Captain