Hamlet

1h 57m 1969

Brief Synopsis

The prince of Denmark vows to avenge his father's murder, if he can prove his uncle did the deed.

Cast & Crew

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Tony Richardson

Nicol Williamson

Anthony Hopkins

Judy Parfitt

Mark Dignam

Marianne Faithfull

Photos & Videos

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Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) There Are More Things In Heaven And Earth

Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Frailty Thy Name Is Woman

Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) To Thine Own Self Be True

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Adaptation

Release Date

Jan 1969

Premiere Information

New York opening: 21 Dec 1969

Production Company

Filmways Ltd.; Woodfall Films

Distribution Company

Columbia Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Screenplay Information

Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 57m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Synopsis

The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, filmed on the stage of the Round House in London. The King's ghost is represented by a light rather than a special photographic effect. The original play has been drastically cut for the screen, and many supporting roles have been diminished or eliminated.

Director

Tony Richardson

Cast

Nicol Williamson

Anthony Hopkins

Judy Parfitt

Mark Dignam

Marianne Faithfull

Michael Pennington

Gordon Jackson

Ben Aris

Clive Graham

Peter Gale

John Carney

Marcellus/player king

John Trenaman

Barnardo/player/2d sailor

Robin Chadwick

Francisco/courtier/player

Richard Everett

Player queen/courtier

Roger Livesey

Lucianus/gravedigger

John Railton

1st sailor/courtier

Roger Lloyd Pack

Reynaldo/courtier/player

Michael Elphick

Captain/courtier

Bill Jarvis

Ian Collier

Priest/courtier

Jennifer Tudor

Anjelica Huston

Mark Griffith

Messenger/courtier

Crew

Don Deacon

Gerry Fisher

Director of Photography

Patrick Gowers

Music Composition

Andrew Grieve

Assistant Director

Neil Hartley

Jocelyn Herbert

Gerry Humphreys

Tony Jackson

Sound Recording

Leslie Linder

Executive Producer

Gavrik Losey

Prod Supervisor

Martin Ransohoff

Executive Producer

Charles Rees

Videos

Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Frailty Thy Name Is Woman Act one, scene two, in which new king Polonius (Anthony Hopkins) marks his ascent and marriage to widowed queen Gertrude (Judy Parfitt), and addresses her son, his nephew, (Nicol Williamson, title role), who is not yet sure who killed his father, in Tony Richardson's 1969 production of Hamlet.

Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) To Thine Own Self Be True Impetuous Laertes (Mark Pennington) leaving Denmark for France, and sister Ophelia (Marianne Faithfull, the improbably-cast singer and London socialite), joined by politician father Polonius (Mark Dignam) who utters this famous Shakespearean line, in director Tony Richardson's Hamlet, 1969.

Hamlet (1969) -- (Movie Clip) There Are More Things In Heaven And Earth Minimal but freaky treatment by director Tony Richardson as the prince, Nicol Williamson (title role), encounters his father's ghost (Williamson's own voice, effected), Gordon Jackson and John Carney his cowering friends Horatio and Marcellus, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1969.

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Adaptation

Release Date

Jan 1969

Premiere Information

New York opening: 21 Dec 1969

Production Company

Filmways Ltd.; Woodfall Films

Distribution Company

Columbia Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Screenplay Information

Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 57m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Articles

Hamlet (1969)

March 24, 2009

The Prince of Denmark vows to avenge his father's murder, if he can prove his uncle did the deed.

Producer: Martin Ransohoff, Hans Gottschalk, Neil Hartley, Leslie Linder
Director: Tony Richardson
Screenplay: Tony Richardson, based on the William Shakespeare play Hamlet
Cinematography: Gerry Fisher
Production Design: Jocelyn Herbert
Music: Patrick Gowers
Film Editing: Charles Rees
Cast: Nicol Williamson (Hamlet), Judy Parfitt (Gertrude), Anthony Hopkins (Claudius), Marianne Faithful (Ophelia), Mark Dignam (Polonius), Michael Pennington (Laertes), Gordon Jackson (Horatio).
C-118m.

Hamlet (1969)

Hamlet (1969)

The Prince of Denmark vows to avenge his father's murder, if he can prove his uncle did the deed. Producer: Martin Ransohoff, Hans Gottschalk, Neil Hartley, Leslie Linder Director: Tony Richardson Screenplay: Tony Richardson, based on the William Shakespeare play Hamlet Cinematography: Gerry Fisher Production Design: Jocelyn Herbert Music: Patrick Gowers Film Editing: Charles Rees Cast: Nicol Williamson (Hamlet), Judy Parfitt (Gertrude), Anthony Hopkins (Claudius), Marianne Faithful (Ophelia), Mark Dignam (Polonius), Michael Pennington (Laertes), Gordon Jackson (Horatio). C-118m.

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Notes

Released in Great Britain in 1970; running time: 117 min.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 1969

Released in United States on Video July 8, 1988

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States Winter December 1969

Released in United States on Video July 8, 1988

Released in United States 1994 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Laughter in the Dark: Tony Richardson" August 26 - September 13, 1994.)

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