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Cast and Crew of Hamlet
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Jean Simmons
Ophelia - His Daughter
John Laurie
Francisco
Esmond Knight
Bernardo
Anthony Quayle
Marcellus
Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain
Harcourt Williams
First Player
Patrick Troughton
Player King
Player Queen
Tony Tarver
Osric
Peter Cushing
Gravedigger
Stanley Holloway
Priest
Russell Thorndike
Claudius - The King
Basil Sydney
Gertrude - The Queen
Eileen Herlie
Horatio - His Friend
Norman Wooland
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Felix Aylmer
Laertes - His Son
Terence Morgan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Anthony Bushell
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Patricia Davidson
Extra (uncredited)
Doreen Lawrence
Spear Carrier (uncredited)
Christopher Lee
Extra (uncredited)
Desmond Llewelyn
Extra (uncredited)
Victor Lucas
Extra (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee
Crew
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay
Laurence Olivier
Director
William Shakespeare
Writer
Sound Editor
Harry Miller
Director of Photography
Desmond Dickinson
Art Direction
Carmen Dillon
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
Editor
Helga Cranston
Makeup Artist
Tony Sforzini
Executive Producer
Herbert Smith
Original Music Composer
William Walton
Makeup Artist
Norbert A. Myles
Makeup Artist
Basil Newall
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Ken Rawkins
Costume Design
Elizabeth Hennings
Makeup Artist
Michael Morris
Sound Recordist
L.E. Overton
Makeup Artist
Ernest Westo
Wardrobe Master
Barbara Gillett