Hamlet (1948)
Original title: Hamlet
“The motion picture of all time ... for all time!”
1948 · 2 h 34 min
Directed by 
Laurence Olivier
Laurence OlivierCast
Laurence Olivier 
Jean Simmons 
John Laurie 
Esmond Knight 
Anthony Quayle 
Niall MacGinnis
Credits
Written by: 
William Shakespeare
Plot
Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, haunted by his father's ghost, hesitates to take revenge on his uncle, in a dark, shadowy black-and-white adaptation directed by and starring Laurence Olivier.
Sinekatalog’s take
A dark, atmospheric Shakespeare adaptation that won the Oscar for Best Picture.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (20,177 votes)
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