Hamlet (1948)
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.
Director:
Laurence Olivier
Writer:
Laurence Olivier
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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 |
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Tony Tarver as Player Queen |
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Niall MacGinnis as Sea Captain |
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Anthony Bushell as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Patricia Davidson as Lady of the Court (uncredited) |
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Doreen Lawrence as Extra (uncredited) |
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Christopher Lee as Palace Guard (uncredited) |
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Desmond Llewelyn as Extra (uncredited) |
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Victor Lucas as Extra (uncredited) |
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Patrick Macnee as Extra (uncredited) |
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Howard Lang as Servant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Laurence Olivier | Director |
| Writing | Laurence Olivier | Screenplay |
| Production | Reginald Beck | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anthony Bushell | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Herbert Smith | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Laurence Olivier | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roger K. Furse | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | L.E. Overton | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ken Rawkins | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Basil Newall | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Harry Miller | Sound Editor |
| Art | Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
| Camera | Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Hennings | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Westo | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Helga Cranston | Editor |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norbert A. Myles | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Gillett | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | William Walton | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivienne Walker | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Peter Bolton | Assistant Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
