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1948 Drama
United Kingdom
2h 35min
Hamlet (Olivier) is a medieval Danish prince who's still melancholy over the sudden death of his father and the quick, subsequent remarriage of his mother, Queen Gertrude (Eileen Herlie) to his uncle, Claudius (Basil Sydney). Informed by the ghost of his father that Claudius murdered him, Hamlet schemes to take revenge. Unsure how best to proceed, his delays and the horrible secret burdening him eventually lead to the violent snuffing out of several lives in both his family and that of courtier Polonius (Felix Aylmer), whose daughter Ophelia (Jean Simmons) is in love with Hamlet.
Directed by | Laurence Olivier |
Written by | William Shakespeare |
Company | Universal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures |
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Starring
John Laurie
Esmond Knight
Anthony Quayle
Peter Cushing
Stanley Holloway
Laurence Olivier
Jean Simmons
Christopher Lee
Desmond Llewelyn
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