Hamlet (1974 film)
| Hamlet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julian Pringle |
| Based on | play by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Alan Burke |
| Starring | John Bell Jeff Ashby Anna Volska Max Cullen |
Production company | ABC |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 19 October 1974[1] |
Running time | 150 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Hamlet is a 1974 filmed adaptation of John Bell and Richard Wherrett's theatre production of the play.[2][3]
Cast
- John Bell as Hamlet
- Jeff Ashby as Claudius
- Max Cullen as Polonius and gravedigger
- Ken Lawrence as Marcellus, Fortinbras
- Roger Newcombe as Laertes and Guildenstern
- John Paramor as Rosencrantz and Horatio
- Anna Volska as Ophelia
- Beverly Phillips as Gertrude
- Michael Rolfe
- Wayne Phelan
Production
The text was reduced to 150 minuites with 21 characters played by a cast of ten. It was filmed less than a year before it aired.[4]
It was one of a series of play productions the ABC filmed around 1972 to 1974.
References
External links
- Hamlet at IMDb
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