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Hamlet

Cast

Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight View All

Crew

Laurence Olivier (Screenplay), Laurence Olivier (Director), William Shakespeare (Writer) View All

Release: Mar. 25th, 1948

Runtime: 2 hours, 33 minutes

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.

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