Dec 10, 1948
153 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Two Cities Films J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Laurence Olivier

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Jean Simmons

Ophelia - His Daughter

John Laurie

Francisco

Esmond Knight

Bernardo

Anthony Quayle

Marcellus

Niall MacGinnis

Sea Captain

Harcourt Williams

First Player

Patrick Troughton

Player King

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