Hamlet (1948)

William Shakespeare

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Drama / Crime / Romance / Thriller

In this film of the classic Shakespearean play, a Danish prince seeks to avenge his father's death when his uncle murders his father...

155 min

(4.5 on 5)

Casting:

	John Laurie	Francisco
	Esmond Knight	Bernardo
	Anthony Quayle	Marcellus
	Niall MacGinnis	Sea Captain
	Harcourt Williams	First Player
	Patrick Troughton	Player King
	Tony Tarver	Player Queen
	Peter Cushing	Osric
	Stanley Holloway	Gravedigger
	Russell Thorndike	Priest
	Basil Sydney	Claudius, The King
	Eileen Herlie	Gertrude, The Queen
	Laurence Olivier	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
	Norman Wooland	Horatio, his friend
	Felix Aylmer	Polonius, Lord Chamberlain
	Laurence Olivier	was 41 when Hamlet was released
	Eileen Herlie	, who played Hamlet's mother Gertrude, was 28

Reviews and Comments

A masterpiece played by a genius actor
Little Hamlet, Happy at Last!
Essential cinema: Olivier's 'Hamlet.'

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