United Kingdom / May 06, 1948 / London
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2h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Cushing | Osric |
| Stanley Holloway | Gravedigger |
| Russell Thorndike | Priest |
| John Laurie | Francisco |
| Esmond Knight | Bernardo |
| Anthony Quayle | Marcellus |
| Harcourt Williams | First Player |
| Patrick Troughton | Player King |
| Tony Tarver | Player Queen |
| Niall MacGinnis | Sea Captain |
| Anthony Bushell | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Patricia Davidson | Lady of the Court (uncredited) |
| Doreen Lawrence | Extra (uncredited) |
| Christopher Lee | Palace Guard (uncredited) |
| Desmond Llewelyn | Extra (uncredited) |
| Victor Lucas | Extra (uncredited) |
| Patrick Macnee | Extra (uncredited) |
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| Howard Lang | Servant (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hamlet |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Release date | 10 dicembre 1948 |
| Production | Reginald Beck, Laurence Olivier |
| Writer | Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare |
| Editing | Helga Cranston |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Assistant directors | Peter Bolton, Laurence Olivier |
| Camera operators | Desmond Dickinson |
| Additional photography | Desmond Dickinson |
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| Production design | Carmen Dillon |
| Art direction | Carmen Dillon |
| Set decoration | Carmen Dillon |
| Music | William Walton, L.E. Overton, Ken Rawkins, Harry Miller, John W. Mitchell, Desmond Dew |
| Sound | L.E. Overton, Ken Rawkins, Harry Miller, John W. Mitchell, Desmond Dew, William Walton |
| Costume design | Roger K. Furse, Elizabeth Hennings, Tony Sforzini, Michael Morris, Basil Newall, Ernest Westo, Norbert A. Myles, Barbara Gillett, Vivienne Walker |
| Makeup | Tony Sforzini, Michael Morris, Basil Newall, Ernest Westo, Norbert A. Myles, Roger K. Furse, Elizabeth Hennings, Barbara Gillett, Vivienne Walker |
| Hairstyling | Roger K. Furse, Tony Sforzini, Michael Morris, Basil Newall, Elizabeth Hennings, Ernest Westo, Norbert A. Myles, Barbara Gillett, Vivienne Walker |
| Budget | 750.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Aug 26, 1948 / Venice Film Festival
United States / Sep 29, 1948 / NR / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Germany / Dec 10, 1948 / 12
Spain / Dec 10, 1948 / 16
Brazil / Jan 01, 1949 / e 12
Portugal / Jan 24, 1949 / e 12
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Italy / Jan 28, 1949
Slovakia / Aug 24, 1949
South Korea / May 26, 1954 / 15
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