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Hamlet (1969) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )
Greek ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
112 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tony Richardson

Written By:
Tony Richardson
William Shakespeare

Actors:
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
Richard Everett ..... Player Queen
Robin Chadwick ..... Francisco
Ian Collier ..... Priest
Anjelica Huston ..... Court Lady

Synopsis:

Nicol Williamson takes the lead role in this star-studded 1969 version of William Shakespeare's tragedy. Prince Hamlet mourns both his father's death and his mother's remarriage to Claudius. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and tells him that Claudius has poisoned him, Hamlet swears revenge.

Perhaps the reason there are so many filmed versions of Hamlet is that in each decade every great Shakespeareian actor, and almost any movie actor with a yen to prove his versatility wants to tilt at this particular thespian windmill. Aside from the much more difficult King Lear, it is also one of the few plays by the master that can serve as a star vehicle. This 1969 version of the Bard's great play features the ardent mumblings of the actor Nicol Williamson, who brought his non-Standard British to the role. Williamson's esoteric enunciations were all the rage at the time of this film's revision of Shakespearian tradition, and his vocal mannerisms were arguably more authentic than usual. Scholars tell us that the English of Londoners in Shakespeare's time sounded very much like that spoken by Highland Scots today. Despite his stage success in the role, the vastly capable actor's magnetism was insufficient to make a popular success of this particular version. All the same, it is worth viewing on its own merits, and for supporting performances by future stars Anthony Hopkins and Anjelica Huston.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 01 March, 2020.