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Hamlet

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The life of Prince Hamlet of Denmark (Nicol Williamson) is thrown into disarray when he learns that his father was murdered by his uncle Claudius (Anthony Hopkins), the current king, who is now married to Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Judy Parfitt). Hamlet's unstable behavior troubles his love, Ophelia (Marianne Faithfull), who is further shaken by the death of her father, Polonius (Mark Dignam). Hamlet methodically plots vengeance while other forces conspire to attack him.
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Stephen Jules R One of the best Shakespeare adaptions ever esp of Hamlet and overall Good timing fittingly to stumble into it one red rose Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Shioka O Mostly faces and upper torsos, so kinda difficult to tell given situation... yes it has great dialogs from original Shakespeare though, feel static as a film. Watch Marianne Faithful as Ophelia, and Young Anthony Hopkins as Claudius. Nicol Williamson looks old for Hamlet, but excellent. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/22 Full Review Audience Member 60's mod Hamlet, but quite good. Marianne Faithfull was a wonderful Ophelia. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicol Williamson is easily the most brilliant and satisfying Hamlet yet. Under Tony Richardson's brisk pacing, Williamson's flashing intelligence reveals the first really convincing Hamlet on film. Olivier is too cerebral not to mention effeminate and Branagh too hyper, he overdoes it in exactly the way Hamlet urges the actors to avoid. Kevin Kline turns in the best American version but we colonials can never reproduce the true English accents the Bard requires and the Royal Shakespeare Company had bred in its bones. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Stilted and ponderous. This is a very poor production of Hamlet. There are much better filmed versions of the play available Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member not the best version of this often filmed shakespeare play Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tony Richardson

Director

Nicol Williamson

Hamlet

Marianne Faithfull

Ophelia

Gordon Jackson

Horatio

Anthony Hopkins

Claudius

Judy Parfitt

Gertrude
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Synopsis The life of Prince Hamlet of Denmark (Nicol Williamson) is thrown into disarray when he learns that his father was murdered by his uncle Claudius (Anthony Hopkins), the current king, who is now married to Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Judy Parfitt). Hamlet's unstable behavior troubles his love, Ophelia (Marianne Faithfull), who is further shaken by the death of her father, Polonius (Mark Dignam). Hamlet methodically plots vengeance while other forces conspire to attack him.
Director
Tony Richardson
Producer
Neil Hartley
Production Co
Filmways Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 1969, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 54m
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