Hamlet

About 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.

Laurence Olivier's Hamlet is a 1948 drama film. Laurence Olivier appears as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark, Basil Sydney as Claudius - The King, Eileen Herlie as Gertrude - The Queen, and Norman Wooland as Horatio - His Friend.

At 153 minutes long, it arrived in December 1948. Written by Laurence Olivier. It was produced by J. Arthur Rank Organisation. The story is adapted from a stage production.

Members will find father murder, fratricide, and based on play or musical in it. It streams on Criterion Channel, fuboTV, and HBO Max in the United States. It scores 7.4 out of 10 from 302 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Don't Go to Sleep, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and Hamlet make useful companions to Hamlet.