Drama
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.
Directed by
Laurence Olivier
Christopher Lee
Palace Guard (uncredited)
Peter Cushing
Osric
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Jean Simmons
Ophelia
Patrick Macnee
Extra (uncredited)
Anthony Quayle
Marcellus
Patrick Troughton
Player King
Stanley Holloway
Gravedigger
John Laurie
Francisco
Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain
Terence Morgan
Laertes
Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Esmond Knight
Bernardo
Desmond Llewelyn
Extra (uncredited)
Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King
Anthony Bushell
Bit Part (uncredited)
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen
Harcourt Williams
First Player
Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend
Russell Thorndike
Priest
Tony Tarver
Player Queen
Patricia Davidson
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Doreen Lawrence
Extra (uncredited)
Victor Lucas
Extra (uncredited)

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