Hamlet
Hamlet
“ The motion picture of all time ... for all time! ”
CINEMA1948-12-10
RegionGB
Runtime154 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Laurence Olivier directs and stars in the definitive, Oscar-winning monochrome adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest revenge play.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Laurence Olivier
KEYWORDS
father murderbased on play or musicalfratricide
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