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Hamlet (1948)

Dec 10, 1948 · 2h 33m

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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.

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Top cast

  • Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
  • Basil Sydney Basil Sydney Claudius - The King
  • Eileen Herlie Eileen Herlie Gertrude - The Queen
  • Norman Wooland Norman Wooland Horatio - His Friend
  • Felix Aylmer Felix Aylmer Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
  • Jean Simmons Jean Simmons Ophelia
  • Terence Morgan Terence Morgan Laertes
  • Peter Cushing Peter Cushing Osric
  • Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway Gravedigger
  • Russell Thorndike Russell Thorndike Priest
  • John Laurie John Laurie Francisco
  • Esmond Knight Esmond Knight Bernardo
  • Anthony Quayle Anthony Quayle Marcellus
  • Harcourt Williams Harcourt Williams First Player
  • Patrick Troughton Patrick Troughton Player King
  • Tony Tarver Player Queen

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