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
