Film
Hamlet
1948· NR· 2h 33m· Drama
“The motion picture of all time ... for all time!”
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.
1948-12-10
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Key Crew
DirectorLaurence Olivier
ScreenplayLaurence Olivier
ProducerLaurence Olivier
Director of PhotographyDesmond Dickinson
Original Music ComposerWilliam Walton
EditorHelga Cranston
Full cast & crew (25 cast · 26 crew)
Details
Released1948-12-10
Runtime2h 33m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosTwo Cities Films · J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Budget$750,000
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.4/10 · 296 votes
Original languageen
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