Hamlet (1948)

Name: Hamlet
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948-12-10
Duration: 2 h 33 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Norman Wooland, Felix Aylmer

Drama • PT2H33M

Overview

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

Top Cast

Laurence Olivier as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Basil Sydney as Claudius - The King
Eileen Herlie as Gertrude - The Queen
Norman Wooland as Horatio - His Friend
Felix Aylmer as Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

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