
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.

as Hamlet / King Hamlet

as Claudius

as Gertrude

as Ophelia

as Polonius

as Horatio

as Rosencrantz

as Guildenstern

as First Player / Gravedigger

as Captain

as Reynaldo

as Laertes

as Messenger

as Court Lady