Prins Hamlet sørger over sin døde far, kongen av Danmark. Prinsen er overbevist om at kongen har blitt myrdet og i sin iver etter å hevne faren mister Hamlet til slutt alt, deriblant kjærligheten til den skjønne Ofelia.
Nicol Williamson, Anthony Hopkins, Gordon Jackson, Judy Parfitt, Marianne Faithfull, Mark Dignam, Michael Pennington, Ben Aris, Clive Graham, Peter Gale, John Carney, Richard Everett, Roger Livesey, Robin Chadwick og Ian Collier. - Shakespeare.s timeless characters - Hamlet, Claudius, Horatio and Ophelia - come to life in this classic drama. Nicol Williamson stars as Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark whose father is murdered by his uncle Claudius, Hamlet is torn between the desire to avenge his father.s death and his relutance to shed blood. In the end, tragedy destroys them all-including the lovely Ophelia (Marianne Faithfull), with 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.
