
Hamlet
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.
Hamlet
December 10, 1948
264
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
Cast (24)

Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King

Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen

Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend

Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

Jean Simmons
Ophelia

Terence Morgan
Laertes

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)
Crew (26)
Directing

Laurence Olivier
Director

Peter Bolton
Assistant Director
Writing

Laurence Olivier
Screenplay

William Shakespeare
Author
Production

Laurence Olivier
Producer

Anthony Bushell
Producer's Assistant

Herbert Smith
Executive In Charge Of Production

Reginald Beck
Associate Producer
Sound

Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist

Harry Miller
Sound Editor

William Walton
Original Music Composer

L.E. Overton
Sound Recordist

John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist

Ken Rawkins
Sound Recordist
Art

Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
Camera

Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Basil Newall
Makeup Artist

Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist

Michael Morris
Makeup Artist

Norbert A. Myles
Makeup Artist

Barbara Gillett
Wardrobe Master

Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist

Ernest Westo
Makeup Artist

Roger K. Furse
Costume Design

Elizabeth Hennings
Costume Design
Crew
No data availableEditing

Helga Cranston
Editor