Directed by:
Laurence OlivierCinematography:
Desmond DickinsonComposer:
William WaltonCast:
Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight, Anthony Quayle, Niall MacGinnis, Harcourt Williams, Patrick Troughton, Peter Cushing (more)VOD (1)
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In 15th-century Denmark, young Prince Hamlet is racked by torment and indecision after seeing a vision of his deceased father. The late king's ghost informs his son Hamlet that Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, was responsible for murdering the king. When the murderer married Hamlet's mother--the king's widow--scarcely two months after his funeral, he also took the throne that was his brother's. The ghost beseeches Hamlet to avenge him--yet Hamlet procrastinates, unsure of how best to accomplish his task. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Sleuth (1972)
Hamlet (1948)
![Jean Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441547_a22086.jpg)
Jean Simmons
UK
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Hamlet (1948)
Spartacus (1960)
![John Laurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/999/158999986_78c233.jpg)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![Esmond Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505321_153cd2.jpg)
Esmond Knight
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Hamlet (1948)
![Anthony Quayle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270241_095f08.jpg)
Anthony Quayle
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
![Harcourt Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726587_9dffce.jpg)
Harcourt Williams
UK
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
Hamlet (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
![Patrick Troughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272251_448968.jpg)
Patrick Troughton
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
Hamlet (1948)
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Stanley Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269503_dc8345.jpg)
Stanley Holloway
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Russell Thorndike
UK
Best movies:
![Basil Sydney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878226_49adc9.jpg)
Basil Sydney
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Hamlet (1948)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Norman Wooland
German Empire
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Richard III (1955)
![Felix Aylmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739573_e5e4e0.jpg)
Felix Aylmer
UK
![Terence Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806022_44efa2.jpg)
Terence Morgan
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Mandy (1952)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
![Desmond Llewelyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/367/161367874_7c884c.jpg)
Desmond Llewelyn
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Cleopatra (1963)
![Christopher Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267405_f0cfe9.jpg)
Christopher Lee
UK
Best movies:
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Anthony Bushell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/440/160440324_93fd76.jpg)
Anthony Bushell
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)