Hamlet (1969 film)
| Hamlet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Richardson |
| Produced by |
Hans Gottchalk Neil Hartley Leslie Linder Martin Ransohoff |
| Written by |
William Shakespeare adapted by Tony Richardson |
| Starring |
Nicol Williamson Marianne Faithfull Anthony Hopkins Judy Parfitt |
| Music by | Patrick Gowers |
| Edited by | Charles Rees |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | September 1969 (UK) |
Running time | 117 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000[1] |
Hamlet is a 1969 British film adaptation of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, starring Nicol Williamson as Prince Hamlet. It was directed by Tony Richardson and based on his own stage production at the Roundhouse theater in London. The film also stars Anthony Hopkins as King Claudius, Judy Parfitt as Queen Gertrude, Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia, Mark Dignam as Polonius, Gordon Jackson as Horatio, and Michael Pennington as Laertes.
The film, a departure from big-budget Hollywood renditions of classics, was made with a small budget and a very minimalist set, consisting of Renaissance fixtures and costumes in a dark, shadowed space. A brick tunnel is used for the scenes on the battlements. The Ghost of Hamlet's father is represented only by a light shining on the observers. The film places much emphasis on the sexual aspects of the play, to the point of strongly implying an incestuous relationship between Laertes and Ophelia.
DVD
Hamlet was released to DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on 3 July 2012 via the Choice Collection DVD-on-demand setup from Amazon.
References
- ↑ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p452
External links
- Hamlet at the Internet Movie Database
- Hamlet at Rotten Tomatoes