Multimedia Collection
Hamlet (Nicol Williamson)
VHS
114 minutes
PR2807 .A23 R531 1988
Shakespeare's timeless characters - Hamlet, Claudius, Horatio and Ophelia - come to life in this classic drama that Judith Crist of New York Magazine calls "The finest Hamlet I have encountered." Nicol Williamson stars as Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark whose father is murdered by his uncle Claudius (Anthony Hopkins) in order to gain the throne. When the ghost of the old king tells Hamlet to kill Claudius, Hamlet is torn between the desire to avenge his father's death and his reluctance to shed blood. In the end, tragedy destroys them all - including the lovely Ophelia (Marianne Faithfull), with whom Hamlet had once been romantically involved. Superb performances along with Tony Richardson's assured direction make this exceptional version of HAMLET pure Shakespeare at its finest.
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