Drama · United Kingdom · 1948 · 2h 33m

Hamlet

Hamlet poster
Director
Laurence Olivier
Cast
Laurence Olivier as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost Basil Sydney as Claudius - The King Eileen Herlie as Gertrude - The Queen Norman Wooland as Horatio - His Friend Felix Aylmer as Polonius - Lord Chamberlain Jean Simmons as Ophelia
Crew
Desmond Dickinson — Director of Photography Helga Cranston — Editor William Walton — Original Music Composer Laurence Olivier — Screenplay Laurence Olivier — Producer Roger K. Furse — Costume Design
Tagline

The motion picture of all time ... for all time!

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.

Trailer Hamlet — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Laurence Olivier Director Desmond Dickinson Director of Photography Helga Cranston Editor William Walton Original Music Composer Laurence Olivier Screenplay Laurence Olivier Producer Roger K. Furse Costume Design Elizabeth Hennings Costume Design
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