---
title: 'Hamlet (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tony Richardson'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hamlet-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064400/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hamlet (1969)

1969 · 117 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Hamlet is a 1969 British tragedy period drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, Judy Parfitt, Marianne Faithfull, Mark Dignam, Gordon Jackson and Michael Pennington. It is a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It was written by Richardson based on his stage production at the Roundhouse theatre in London.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tony Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-richardson)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-richardson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Gowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-gowers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)

## Cast

- [Judy Parfitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-parfitt) as Gertrude
- [Ian Collier](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-collier) as Priest
- [John J. Carney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-j-carney) as Player King
- [Roger Lloyd-Pack](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-lloyd-pack) as Reynaldo
- [Robin Chadwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-chadwick) as Francisco
- [Anjelica Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/anjelica-huston) as Court Lady
- [Clive Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-graham) as Guildenstern
- [Mark Dignam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-dignam) as Polonius
- [Gordon Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jackson) as Horatio
- [Roger Livesey](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-livesey) as First Player / Gravedigger
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson) as Prince Hamlet
- [Anthony Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hopkins) as King Claudius
- [John Trenaman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-trenaman) as Bernardo
- [Michael Pennington](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pennington) as Laertes
- [Marianne Faithfull](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-faithfull) as Ophelia

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