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   • 7.6/10 7.6/10 IMDb
   • 96% 96% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus A well-executed labor of love from star and director Laurence Olivier, Hamlet not only proved that Shakespeare could be successfully adapted to the big screen, it paved the way for further cinematic interpretations. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   96% Tomatometer 49 Reviews 80% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" continues to be the most ...

   • 96% (49)
   • Actors: Laurence Olivier

   • Director: Laurence Olivier
   • Category: Drama

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   One tends to think of Laurence Olivier more as an actor than a director, but as his 1948 Academy Award for Best picture winner Hamlet demonstrates, he was both. And given how good it is, it is a shame that he only ever directed five films in total.

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   On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 96% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A well-executed labor of love from star and director Laurence Olivier, Hamlet not only proved that Shakespeare could be successfully adapted to the big screen, it paved the way for ...

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   Recent reviews. 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.

   • 3.7/5 (12.8K)
   • Produce Company: Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

   • Director: Laurence Olivier

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   Olivier's classic Shakespeare tragedy has themes of revenge. Read Common Sense Media's Hamlet (1948) review, age rating, and parents guide.

   • 4/5
   • Actors: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie

   • Director: Laurence Olivier
   • Produce Company: General Film Distributors

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   When it comes to captivating filmmaking and epic scale even with limited sets, 1948's Hamlet is an honest masterpiece. Full Review | Original Score: A | Aug 28, 2022

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   Is hamlet a good movie?

   • 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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   Is Hamlet based on a true story?

   • Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same name, adapted and directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director and the second of the three Shakespeare films that he directed (the 1936 As You Like It had starred Olivier, but had been directed by Paul Czinner ).

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   What style is Hamlet based on?

   • According to J. Lawrence Guntner, the style of the film owes much to German Expressionism and to film noir: The cavernous sets featuring narrow winding stairwells correspond to the labyrinths of Hamlet's psyche. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 96% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10.

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   Is hamlet on DVD?

   • In North America, Olivier's Hamlet has been released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection, which has released his film versions of Henry V and Richard III on DVD. The film has been released on Blu-ray Disc in the UK; however this disc is Region B locked and will not work in most American players.

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   How long is the movie Hamlet?

   • There is some depiction of drunkenness. Hamlet (Olivier) has a relationship with his mother, Gertrude ( Eileen Herlie) that's steeped in subtext. At two hours and 34 minutes long, younger audiences may struggle with the running time. What's the Story?

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   Did hamlet win a golden lion?

   • Hamlet was the only film to have won both the Golden Lion and the Academy Award for Best Picture until The Shape of Water in 2017, which was followed by Nomadland three years later. It is also the first non-American film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. In the past, the 1948 film was considered the definitive cinematic rendition of Hamlet.

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   Sep 18, 2000 · Reviewing Laurence Olivier’s 1948 film of Hamlet, James Agee—then a critic at Time—wrote: “The man who brings Hamlet, his friends, and his antagonists to life has tackled one of the most fascinating and most thankless tasks in show business. . . .