

THE MOTION PICTURE OF ALL TIME ... FOR ALL TIME!
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King

Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen

Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend

Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

Jean Simmons
Ophelia

Terence Morgan
Laertes

Peter Cushing
Osric

Stanley Holloway
Gravedigger
Russell Thorndike
Priest

John Laurie
Francisco

Esmond Knight
Bernardo

Anthony Quayle
Marcellus

Harcourt Williams
First Player

Patrick Troughton
Player King
Tony Tarver
Player Queen

Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain

Anthony Bushell
Bit Part (uncredited)
Patricia Davidson
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Doreen Lawrence
Extra (uncredited)

Christopher Lee
Palace Guard (uncredited)

Desmond Llewelyn
Extra (uncredited)
Victor Lucas
Extra (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee
Extra (uncredited)

Howard Lang
Servant (uncredited)
Crew
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Details
Release Date
1948-12-10
Runtime
153 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Two Cities Films
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama