''Hamlet'' is a 1974 filmed adaptation of John Bell and Richard Wherrett's theatre production of the play.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76]
Cast
*John Bell as Hamlet
*Jeff Ashby as Claudius
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Max Cullen
Max Cullen (born 29 April 1940) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He has appeared in many Australian films and television series but is best known for his role in the film '' Spider and Rose'' and the television series '' The Flying Docto ...
as Polonius and gravedigger
*Ken Lawrence as Marcellus, Fortinbras
*Roger Newcombe as Laertes and Guildensten
*John Paramor as Rosencrantz and Horatio
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Anna Volska
Anna Volska (born 1 December 1944 in Milanówek, Poland) is an Australian stage and television actress. She arrived in Australia when she was young and has acted from a young age.
Television work
Volska has appeared in many Australian televis ...
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.
It was one of a series of play productions the ABC filmed around 1972 to 1974.
References
External links
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Australian television films
1974 television films
1974 films
Films directed by Julian Pringle
1970s English-language films
1970s Australian films
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