Shakespeare's Hamlet
By: Columbia Pictures and Filmways present a Woodfall Film ; produced by Neil Hartley ; directed by Tony Richardson
Contributors: Williamson, Nicol, actor; Faithfull, Marianne, actor; Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor; Parfitt, Judy, 1935- actor; Pennington, Michael, 1943- actor; Dignam, Mark, 1909-1989, actor; Jackson, Gordon, 1923-1990, actor; Gowers, Patrick, 1936-2014, composer (expression); Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Columbia Pictures; Filmways Pictures; Woodfall Film Productions; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Series: Sony Pictures choice collection; Sony Pictures choice collection
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Culver City, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Drama; Death; Hamlet (Shakespeare, William); Princes; Fathers; Film adaptations; Revenge; Murder victims' families
Other titles: Hamlet
Work titles: Hamlet (Motion picture : 1969)
Description: Based on Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson's theatrical production at the Roundhouse Theatre in London, 'Hamlet' is a powerful adaptation of William Shakespeare's epic tragedy. Eschewing the big-budget production values of other film versions, it instead focuses on great performances from Nicol Williamson as Prince Hamlet, Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the villainous Claudius and rock-and-roll singer Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia.
Notes: Film credits on soundtrack only.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.

Music, Patrick Gowers ; editor, Charles Rees ; cinematography, Gerry Fisher.

Nicol Williamson, Marianne Faithfull, Anthony Hopkins, Judy Paerfitt, Michael Pennington, Mark Dignam, Gordon Jackson.

Rating: G.

DVD-R, NTSC.