Hamlet

Hamlet

The motion picture of all time ... for all time!

1948•2h 33m•7.4/10

Drama

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7.4/10(293)

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

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Production

Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Claudius - The King

Eileen Herlie

Eileen Herlie

Gertrude - The Queen

Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland

Horatio - His Friend

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Ophelia

Terence Morgan

Terence Morgan

Laertes

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Osric

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Gravedigger

Russell Thorndike

Russell Thorndike

Priest

John Laurie

John Laurie

Francisco

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Bernardo

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Marcellus

Harcourt Williams

Harcourt Williams

First Player

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Player King

Tony Tarver

Player Queen

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Sea Captain

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Bit Part (uncredited)

Patricia Davidson

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Doreen Lawrence

Extra (uncredited)

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