Hamlet (1948)
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
Directora:
Laurence Olivier
Escritor:
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 |