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Hamlet (1948)
- NR
- 09/29/1948 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 33m
The motion picture of all time ... for all time!
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.
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay, DirectorCast
![Laurence Olivier's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kziWbtgEJB0dFZA6kPyzoaYEyQ5.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost![Basil Sydney's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/myZrVjtZ6gjhwE29hH4l6mHhuCi.jpg)
Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King![Eileen Herlie's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2EFh0RW8hlJQ95jMps6vmO7CMJs.jpg)
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen![Norman Wooland's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/puCQ0AfqDBSJr6cK1ZmTys3NErz.jpg)
Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend![Felix Aylmer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aWeSVWt3e6d897mHKSQRiXwmF57.jpg)
Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain![Jean Simmons's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/scbR91Bl4SbfQqhXaH6OfhjxfYt.jpg)
Jean Simmons
Ophelia![Terence Morgan's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6DFqVfOXBOnox9fjgfArcet9qaq.jpg)
Terence Morgan
Laertes![Peter Cushing's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/if5g03wn6uvHx7F6FxXHLebKc0q.jpg)