Laurence Olivier
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Cast
- Esmond KnightBernardo
- Jean SimmonsOphelia, Daughter of Polonius
- Basil SydneyClaudius, The King
- Anthony QuayleMarcellus
- Eileen HerlieGertrude, The Queen
- Niall MacGinnisSea Captain
- Harcourt WilliamsFirst Player
- Felix AylmerPolonius, Lord Chamberlain
- Patrick TroughtonPlayer King
Stanley HollowayGravedigger- Tony TarverPlayer Queen
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Hamlet: Directed by Laurence Olivier. With John Laurie, Esmond Knight, Anthony Quayle, Niall MacGinnis. Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
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- Laurence Olivier
- 1948-06-11
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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- Laurence Olivier
- Laurence Olivier
- William Walton
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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Editing. Helga Cranston. Music. William Walton. 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 ...
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. Hamlet was the first British film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the first sound film of the play in English.
