Hamlet
Hamlet

Hamlet (1948)

1948-12-10

(GB) •

Drama

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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.

Movie Cast

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Laurence Olivier

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

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Basil Sydney

Claudius - The King

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Eileen Herlie

Gertrude - The Queen

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Norman Wooland

Horatio - His Friend

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Felix Aylmer

Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

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Jean Simmons

Ophelia

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Terence Morgan

Laertes

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Peter Cushing

Osric

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Stanley Holloway

Gravedigger

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Russell Thorndike

Priest

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John Laurie

Francisco

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Esmond Knight

Bernardo

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Anthony Quayle

Marcellus

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Harcourt Williams

First Player

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Patrick Troughton

Player King

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Tony Tarver

Player Queen

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Niall MacGinnis

Sea Captain

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Anthony Bushell

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Patricia Davidson

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

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Doreen Lawrence

Extra (uncredited)

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Christopher Lee

Palace Guard (uncredited)

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Desmond Llewelyn

Extra (uncredited)

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Victor Lucas

Extra (uncredited)

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Patrick Macnee

Extra (uncredited)

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Howard Lang

Servant (uncredited)