Movie·1948·2h 33m
Hamlet
The motion picture of all time ... for all time!
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Laurence Olivier
Cinematography
Desmond Dickinson
Music
William Walton
Editor
Helga Cranston
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
289 votes
Where to watch
Region: USStream
· 5 services
Free
· 2 services
With Ads
· 4 services
Rent
· 3 services
Buy
· 3 servicesStreaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen
Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend
Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Jean Simmons
Ophelia
Terence Morgan
Laertes
Peter Cushing
Osric
Stanley Holloway
Gravedigger
Russell Thorndike
Priest
John Laurie
Francisco
Esmond Knight
Bernardo
Anthony Quayle
Marcellus
Harcourt Williams
First Player
Patrick Troughton
Player King
Tony Tarver
Player Queen
Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain
Anthony Bushell
Bit Part (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Laurence Olivier
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
Helga Cranston
Editor
William Walton
Original Music Composer
// more like this
You Might Like
Film7.8Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010
Film8.0The Night Guest
1961
The Night Guest
1961
Film6.0August Sunday
1961
August Sunday
1961
Film6.7Spider Thieves
2017
Spider Thieves
2017
Film6.3Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
Film5.5Rhinoceros
1974
Rhinoceros
1974
Film6.3Gypsy
1962
Gypsy
1962
Film6.0The Ocean
1974
The Ocean
1974
Film10.0An Enemy of the People
1966
An Enemy of the People
1966
Film6.0Surorile
1984
Surorile
1984
FilmCrime and Punishment
2025
Crime and Punishment
2025
Film5.6Portrait in Black
1960
Portrait in Black
1960