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Hamlet

1948, Movie, NR, 153 mins

Hamlet: Review

At 155 minutes, this screen adaptation of Shakespeare's most celebrated play bears scars from deep cuts in the text. Hamlet swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge for the man's murder by taking the life of Claudius, who is now married to Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. By cutting the text, Olivier has fashioned a tighter, albeit abridged, version of the famed play. One of its flaws is that, in directing, Olivier should have concentrated more on performances; he h... read more leave a comment

Hamlet: Cast & Details

Year: 1948
Rated NR

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Cast
Laurence Olivier: Hamlet
Eileen Herlie: Queen Gertrude
Basil Sydney: King Claudius
Jean Simmons: Ophelia
Norman Wooland: Horatio
Felix Aylmer: Polonius

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