Hamlet (1948)
The motion picture of all time ... for all time!
- Released
- Runtime 2h 33m
- Director Laurence Olivier
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.4/10 (300 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Laurence Olivier
as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
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Basil Sydney
as Claudius - The King
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Eileen Herlie
as Gertrude - The Queen
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Norman Wooland
as Horatio - His Friend
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Felix Aylmer
as Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
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Jean Simmons
as Ophelia
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Terence Morgan
as Laertes
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Peter Cushing
as Osric
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Stanley Holloway
as Gravedigger
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Russell Thorndike
as Priest
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John Laurie
as Francisco
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Esmond Knight
as Bernardo
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Anthony Quayle
as Marcellus
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Harcourt Williams
as First Player
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Patrick Troughton
as Player King
- Tony Tarver as Player Queen
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Niall MacGinnis
as Sea Captain
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Anthony Bushell
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Crew
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Laurence Olivier
Director
- Desmond Dickinson Director of Photography
- Helga Cranston Editor
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William Walton
Original Music Composer
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Laurence Olivier
Producer
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Laurence Olivier
Screenplay
