Hamlet

1969

Drama

3
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 920 920

tragedy hamlet

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Tony Richardson Photo
Tony Richardson

Top cast

Anthony Hopkins Photo
Anthony Hopkins as Claudius
Roger Lloyd Pack Photo
Roger Lloyd Pack as Reynaldo
Judy Parfitt Photo
Judy Parfitt as Gertrude
Gordon Jackson Photo
Gordon Jackson as Horatio
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1.05 GB
1280*718
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 23
1.96 GB
1920*1078
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 29

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by brice-18 8 / 10

Cut to the bone, yet meaty

I saw this production at the Round House in London, when Nicol Willianson (who destroyed his career by his undisciplined waywardness) was a hot property. The film of that production cuts Shakespeare's original by more than half, yet what survives IS 'Hamlet'. Williamson is a sardonic Prince, masochistically ready to condemn his irresolution, but his performance has a breathtaking urgency. Judy Parfitt's Gertrude and Mark Dignam's Polonius could hardly be bettered and Gordon Jackson's bespectacled Horatio is to my mind his best performance. Marianne Faithful is an endearingly vulnerable Ophelia, Michael Pennington an impassioned Laertes, and though far too young Anthony Hopkins has many fine moments as Claudius. Roger Livesey does a lovely double act as the First Player and Gravedigger, there never were a creepier Rosencrantz and Guidenstern than Ben Aris and Clive Graham and Peter Gale is a splendidly camp Osric. Tony Richardson races through the play with considerable intelligence and ingenuity. 'A hit - a palpable hit'!
Reviewed by RodReels-2 7 / 10

Something Rotten in Denmark

This is a passable re-telling of Shakespeare's great tragedy, but here's the rotten thing in Denmark. Not only does Nicol Williamson not fit the concept of a young Prince Hamlet. He actually looks a good many years older than both his mother and his stepfather (Judy Parfitt and a young Anthony Hopkins).
Reviewed by André-7 6 / 10

Too little money

Although shot on film with an excellent cast, this film bears too much resemblance to all those dreary 1980's BBC television versions of the Bard's plays. All are well acted and directed with professional British casts, but all lack the necessary budgets (and daring) to make the grade as great cinema. At best they are documents of each cast or director's vision of the material. Here we have Richardson shooting his cast in tight, tight close ups in a darkened studio for lack of sets and decor. It makes for claustrophobic watching. Give me a Polanski or a Zeffirelli any day of the week for cinematic chutzpah.
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