Hamlet

1948    2h 33m    Not Rated
Drama
7.696%80%75%
Play
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.
Directed By
Laurence Olivier
Written By
Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare
Studio
Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast of Hamlet
  • Laurence OlivierHamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
  • Jean SimmonsOphelia - His Daughter
  • John LaurieFrancisco
  • Esmond KnightBernardo
  • Anthony QuayleMarcellus
  • Niall MacGinnisSea Captain
  • Harcourt WilliamsFirst Player
  • Patrick TroughtonPlayer King
  • Tony TarverPlayer Queen
  • Peter CushingOsric
  • Stanley HollowayGravedigger
  • Russell ThorndikePriest
  • Basil SydneyClaudius - The King
  • Eileen HerlieGertrude - The Queen
  • Norman WoolandHoratio - His Friend
  • Felix AylmerPolonius - Lord Chamberlain
  • Terence MorganLaertes - His Son
  • Anthony BushellBit Part (uncredited)
  • Patricia DavidsonLady of the Court (uncredited)
  • Doreen LawrenceExtra (uncredited)
  • Christopher LeePalace Guard (uncredited)
  • Desmond LlewelynExtra (uncredited)
  • Victor LucasExtra (uncredited)
  • Patrick MacneeExtra (uncredited)
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