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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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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 ... Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Norman Wooland ... Horatio, His Friend: Felix Aylmer ... Polonius, Lord Chamberlain: Terence Morgan ... Laertes, His Son: Jean Simmons ... Ophelia, and Daughter: Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Anthony Bushell ...
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 ...
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Prince Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) sits alone, refusing to join in the celebration, despite the protests of the new King. When the court has left the Great Hall, the alone and brooding Hamlet fumes over the hasty marriage, muttering to himself the words "and yet, within a month!"
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 ...