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Hamlet

Genre:Drama

Released:1948-12-10

Runtime:153

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.


Cast:

Laurence Olivier

Character: Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

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Basil Sydney

Character: Claudius - The King

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Eileen Herlie

Character: Gertrude - The Queen

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Norman Wooland

Character: Horatio - His Friend

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Felix Aylmer

Character: Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

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Jean Simmons

Character: Ophelia

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Terence Morgan

Character: Laertes

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Peter Cushing

Character: Osric

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Stanley Holloway

Character: Gravedigger

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Russell Thorndike

Character: Priest

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John Laurie

Character: Francisco

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Esmond Knight

Character: Bernardo

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Anthony Quayle

Character: Marcellus

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Harcourt Williams

Character: First Player

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Patrick Troughton

Character: Player King

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Tony Tarver

Character: Player Queen

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Niall MacGinnis

Character: Sea Captain

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Anthony Bushell

Character: Bit Part (uncredited)

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Patricia Davidson

Character: Lady of the Court (uncredited)

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Doreen Lawrence

Character: Extra (uncredited)

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Christopher Lee

Character: Palace Guard (uncredited)

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Desmond Llewelyn

Character: Extra (uncredited)

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Victor Lucas

Character: Extra (uncredited)

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Patrick Macnee

Character: Extra (uncredited)

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Howard Lang

Character: Servant (uncredited)

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