One Hamlet Less (1973)
The Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, is little interested in family affairs and the fate of the kingdom, and not at all attracted by a doll-like Ophelia sucking his finger. Annoyed by his friend Horatio, who tells him of the apparition of his father's spectre that would like to drive him to revenge, and by Polonius, Ophelia's father, who psychoanalyses him by explaining the Oedipus complex, he imagines escaping to Paris with Kate, the leading actress of the company performing in Elsinore, to become a playwright.
Director: Carmelo Bene
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Carmelo Bene as Hamlet |
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Luciana Cante as Gertrude |
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Sergio Di Giulio as William |
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Franco Leo as Horatio |
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Lydia Mancinelli as Kate |
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Luigi Mezzanotte as Laertes |
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Isabella Russo as Ophelia |
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Giuseppe Tuminelli as Polonius |
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Alfiero Vincenti as Claudius |
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Giuseppe Transocchi as Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Directing | Carmelo Bene | Director |
| Writing | Carmelo Bene | Writer |
| Production | Anna Maria Papi | Producer |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Mauro Contini | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Fava | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Carmelo Bene | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmelo Bene | Costume Design |
| Production | Rodolfo Frattaioli | Production Manager |
| Directing | Luigi Mezzanotte | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Maurizio Scanzani | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Carmelo Bene | Music Coordinator |
| Camera | Mario Masini | Director of Photography |