Double Feature: THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, 1976, HAMLET, 1969, March 22, 2012

Thursday, March 22 – 7:30 PM
Described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando," Scottish-born Nicol Williamson (1936 – 2011) was a high-caliber regular on the British stage and screen, particularly in works that adapted or toyed with canonical literature: Tony Richardson's HAMLET, Herbert Ross' Sherlock Holmes comedy THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, John Boorman's EXCALIBUR, Tony Richardson’s LAUGHTER IN THE DARK and Walter Murch's RETURN TO OZ, to name a few. Williamson was nominated for three BAFTAs over the course of his career, including his work in Anthony Page’s INADMISSABLE EVIDENCE and THE BOFORS GUN.
Double Feature: THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, 1976, Universal, 113 min. Dir. Herbert Ross. Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) and Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) meet up when Watson (Robert Duvall) decides his boss needs help with his cocaine-fueled delusions. Screenwriter Nicholas Meyer's dazzling blend of comic adventure and serious drama, adapted from his own novel, is a rousing crowd-pleaser that's also smart and moving. [35mm]
HAMLET, 1969, Sony Repertory, 117 min. Shakespeare’s classic tragedy gets the Tony Richardson treatment (brought to the screen after a successful stage run of Richardson’s own production in London), and stars Nicol Williamson in the titular role, with Anthony Hopkins as King Claudius and Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia. [35mm] Discussion between films with author and screenwriter Nicholas Meyer.

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