Cast
Kozintsev cast some actors whose first language was not Russian (the Latvian Elza Radzina as Gertrude, the Ukrainian Stepan Oleksenko as Laertes) so as to bring shades of other traditions into his film. But for the central role, he chose the Russian actor Innokenty Smoktunovsky who had extensive experience in the theatre. Traditional in appearance, he nevertheless had an individual manner of acting, characterised by reserve as well as nervous intensity, which distinguished the film from other versions.
- Prince Hamlet - Innokenty Smoktunovsky
- Claudius - Mikhail Nazvanov
- Gertrude - Elza Radzina.
- Polonius - Yuri Tolubeyev
- Laertes - Stepan Oleksenko
- Ophelia - Anastasiya Vertinskaya
- Horatio - Vladimir Erenberg
- Rosencrantz - Igor Dmitriev
- Guildenstern - Vadim Medvedev
- Fortinbras - A. Krevalid
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