Hamlet

Synopsis: Filmed entirely in the Round House, London, where the play had previously been staged. Intense and claustrophic, the film is notable for its extensive use of close-ups, lines delivered in rasping voice-over, and Williamson’s brooding and strenous performance.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1969
Duration: 117 mins; 10,569 feet
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Director

Tony Richardson

Producer

Cinematographer

Writer

Art Direction

Cast

Reviews: Rothwell, Kenneth S. ‘Richardson’s Hamlet’ in Kenneth S. Rothwell, A History of Shakespeare on Screen: a Century of Film and Television. 2nd ed. (Cambridge: CUP, 2004), pp. 136-142. Sight and Sound. Vol. 37. no. 436. (May 1970) p. 98.

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