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Hamlet
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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.
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Checked Jul 25, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Hamlet
Cast
Laurence OlivierHamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Basil SydneyClaudius - The King
Eileen HerlieGertrude - The Queen
Norman WoolandHoratio - His Friend
Felix AylmerPolonius - Lord Chamberlain
Jean SimmonsOphelia
Terence MorganLaertes
Peter CushingOsricCredits
- Directed by
- Laurence Olivier
- Written by
- Laurence Olivier
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $750K
Production
- Two Cities FilmsUnited Kingdom
- J. Arthur Rank OrganisationUnited Kingdom
