Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) (1948)
Genre Drama, Thriller
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Movie Release Date 1948
Country USA
Language English
Running Time 153 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.9
Cast
Bengt Ekerot Hamlet
Felix Aylmer Lord Chamberlain
Peter Cushing Osric
John Laurie Francisco
Terence Morgan Laertes
Jean Simmons Ophelia
Basil Sydney Claudius
Harcourt Williams First Player
Norman Wooland Horatio
Anita Björk Ofelia
Crew
Director Laurence Olivier
Writer Laurence Olivier
Writer William Shakespeare
Producer Anthony Bushell
Producer Reginald Beck
Composer William Walton
Cinematography Desmond Dickinson
Plot
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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Collection Status In Collection
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Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Release Country Denmark
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Danish; Finnish; Norwegian; Swedish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono