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Hamlet

74.39 %|Dec 10, 1948|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Laurence Olivier
Director
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay
Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
Michael Morris
Makeup Artist
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
Elizabeth Hennings
Costume Design

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Cast

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Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
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Jean Simmons
Ophelia - His Daughter
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John Laurie
Francisco
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Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain
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Harcourt Williams
First Player
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Tony Tarver
Player Queen
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Stanley Holloway
Gravedigger
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Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King
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Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen
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Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend
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Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
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Terence Morgan
Laertes - His Son
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Anthony Bushell
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Patricia Davidson
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Doreen Lawrence
Extra (uncredited)
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Christopher Lee
Palace Guard (uncredited)
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Desmond Llewelyn
Extra (uncredited)
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Victor Lucas
Extra (uncredited)
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Patrick Macnee
Extra (uncredited)