Hamlet

2h 29m 1966

Brief Synopsis

Russian adaptation of Shakespeare's classic.

Cast & Crew

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Grigoriy Kozintsev

Director

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Mikhail Nazvanov

The King

Elza Radzin

The Queen

Yuriy Tolubeyev

Polonius

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Ophelia

Film Details

Also Known As
Gamlet
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Mar 1966
Production Company
Lenfilm
Distribution Company
Lopert Pictures
Country
Soviet Union
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603), as translated by Boris Pasternak.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 29m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

A screen version of Hamlet , performed in medieval period costume.

Director

Grigoriy Kozintsev

Director

Cast

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Mikhail Nazvanov

The King

Elza Radzin

The Queen

Yuriy Tolubeyev

Polonius

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Ophelia

Vladimir Erenberg

Horatio

Stepan Oleksenko

Laertes

Vadim Medvedev

Guildenstern

I. Dmitriyev

Rosencrantz

A. Krevald

Fortinbras

V. Kolpakov

Gravedigger

A. Chekayevskiy

The First Player

R. Aren

The Second Player

Yu. Berkun

The Third Player

A. Lauter

Priest

B. Ilyasov

P. Kilgas

N. Kuzmin

B. Moreno

Andrey Popov

F. Fedorovskiy

V. Shchennikov

Crew

A. Chechulin

Camera

V. Chumak

Camera

Ionas Gritsyus

Director of Photography

B. Khutoryanskiy

Sound

I. Kokh

Fencing master

Grigoriy Kozintsev

Screenwriter

G. Kropachyov

Art Director

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Played by

Ye. Makhankova

Film Editor

B. Mikhaylov

Special Effects

N. Rabinovich

Music Conductor

G. Senotov

Special Effects

I. Shapiro

Assistant Director

Dmitriy Dmitriyevich Shostakovich

Music

O. Skrypko

Sculpture

Solomon Virsaladze

Costumes

Yevgeniy Yeney

Art Director

A. Zavyalov

Special Effects

I. Zaytseva

Sculpture

Film Details

Also Known As
Gamlet
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 15 Mar 1966
Production Company
Lenfilm
Distribution Company
Lopert Pictures
Country
Soviet Union
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603), as translated by Boris Pasternak.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 29m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Released in the U.S.S.R. in 1964 as Gamlet; Soviet release in two parts. Filmed in whole or part on location along the Estonian seacoast.

Miscellaneous Notes

The United Soviet Socialist Republics

Voted One of the Year's Five Best Foreign Language Films by the 1966 National Board of Review.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1964 Venice Film Festival.

Released in United States 1964

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States August 1964

Released in United States September 14, 1964

Shown at New York Film Festival (Special Presentation: Celebrating Grigori Kozintsev) September 30 - October 5, 1995.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 14, 1964.

Shown at Venice Film Festival August 1964.

Scope

Released in United States September 14, 1964 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 14, 1964.)

Released in United States August 1964 (Shown at Venice Film Festival August 1964.)

reels 8 (part two)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at New York Film Festival (Special Presentation: Celebrating Grigori Kozintsev) September 30 - October 5, 1995.)

reels 8 (part one)

Released in United States 1964

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