Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Claudius.
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| Nicol Williamson | ... |
Hamlet
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| Judy Parfitt | ... |
Gertrude
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| Anthony Hopkins | ... |
Claudius
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| Marianne Faithfull | ... |
Ophelia
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| Mark Dignam | ... |
Polonius
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| Michael Pennington | ... |
Laertes
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| Gordon Jackson | ... |
Horatio
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Ben Aris | ... |
Rosencrantz
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Clive Graham | ... |
Guildenstern
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| Peter Gale | ... |
Osric
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| Roger Livesey | ... |
First Player / Gravedigger
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| John J. Carney | ... |
Player King
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Richard Everett | ... |
Player Queen
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Robin Chadwick | ... |
Francisco
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Ian Collier | ... |
Priest
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| Michael Elphick | ... |
Captain
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David Griffith | ... |
Messenger
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| Anjelica Huston | ... |
Court Lady
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Bill Jarvis | ... |
Courtier
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| Roger Lloyd Pack | ... |
Reynaldo
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John Railton | ... |
1st Sailor
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John Trenaman | ... |
Barnardo
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Jennifer Tudor | ... |
Court lady
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Directed by
| Tony Richardson | ||
Written by
| Tony Richardson | ... | (writer) |
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Hans Gottschalk | ... | producer |
| Neil Hartley | ... | producer |
| Leslie Linder | ... | producer |
| Martin Ransohoff | ... | producer |
Music by
| Patrick Gowers | ||
Cinematography by
| Gerry Fisher | ||
Editing by
| Charles Rees | ||
Editorial Department
| Lionel Selwyn | ... | lead editor |
| Sarah Ellis | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Gili | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Adam Kempton | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Selwyn Petterson | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Jocelyn Herbert | ||
Makeup Department
| Betty Blattner | ... | make-up |
Production Management
| Gavrik Losey | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Andrew Grieve | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Tony Bacon | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Andrew Sanders | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Don Deacon | ... | sound editor |
| Gerry Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Anthony Jackson | ... | sound mixer (as Tony Jackson) |
| Garth Marshall | ... | boom operator |
| Robin O'Donoghue | ... | assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| John Ralph | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Philippe Pickford | ... | wardrobe master (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Delia Derbyshire | ... | electronic effects (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nicol Williamson | ... | voice: Ghost of Hamlet's Father (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1971) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Polyphony Digital (archive)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nicol Williamson takes the lead role in this star-studded 1969 version of William Shakespeare's tragedy. Prince Hamlet (Williamson) mourns his father's death and his mother's (Judy Parfitt's) marriage to Claudius (Sir Anthony Hopkins). When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and tells him that Claudius has poisoned him, Hamlet swears revenge. |
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| Taglines | From the author of "Romeo and Juliet"... the love story of Hamlet and Ophelia. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although Nicol Williamson (Hamlet) played the son of Judy Parfitt (Gertrude) and the nephew of Sir Anthony Hopkins (Claudius), he was only ten months her junior and fourteen months his senior. See more » |
| Goofs | At several moments Gertrude's fillings, obviously the result of twentieth-century dentistry, can be seen clearly. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The names of the film's cast and the names of the characters they play are recited by an offscreen voice rather than shown on the screen, in the manner of 'Francois Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451". See more » |