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September 1969 (UK)
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From the author of "Romeo and Juliet"... the love story of Hamlet and Ophelia. more
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicol Williamson | ... | Hamlet | |
| Judy Parfitt | ... | Gertrude | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Claudius | |
| Marianne Faithfull | ... | Ophelia | |
| Mark Dignam | ... | Polonius | |
| Michael Pennington | ... | Laertes | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Horatio | |
| Ben Aris | ... | Rosencrantz | |
| Clive Graham | ... | Guildenstern | |
| Peter Gale | ... | Osric | |
| Roger Livesey | ... | Lucianus / Gravedigger | |
| John J. Carney | ... | Player King (as John Carney) | |
| Richard Everett | ... | Player Queen | |
| Robin Chadwick | ... | Francisco | |
| Ian Collier | ... | Priest |
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Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA) (complete title)
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117 min
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Last full length feature film of Roger Livesey.
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So far, the film version of Tony Richardson's adaptation has been more than satisfactory. This is a must for Shakespeare fans. Nicol Williamson who should have been knighted by now which bothers me more than anything else that he has not been quite rewarded is brilliant in his role as Hamlet. He even outshines Sir Anthony Hopkins C.B.E. who plays his uncle, Claudius. I know Nicol has some personal problems which makes him a very difficult actor to work aside but he is brilliant and talented actor. Maybe he has stayed away from acting rather than go insane or mad. The scenes where his Hamlet is going mad is better than Lord Laurence Olivier. You really believe it. Some people have preferred his Hamlet to other actors who have played the role in the past. I am sure Nicol Williamson deserves to be there somewhere in the top ten list of great Hamlets. Being an artist like an actor without going crazy, mad or insane is an amazing accomplishment. For Nicol, I think he was blessed and cursed with talent and yet with difficulty. I am not excusing his difficult behavior but he is one of the most talented actors and should be rewarded with knighthood like his peers who have taken on the role of Hamlet like Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir John Gielgud, Lord Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh (C.B.E. refused honor in 1996), and others. I hope people will also recognize Judy Parfitt as Queen Gertrude who is quite wonderful in the role. Marianne Faithful plays Ophelia but it is really Nicol's film and worth watching again.