Hamlet (1948)

Synopsis: Oscar-winning feature film adaptation of the play directed by and starring Laurence Olivier.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 155 min. Film. 16mm. b&w. 155 min. DVD. b&w. 155 min. Blu-ray. b&w. 155 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release: 1948
Year of production: 1948
Notes: The following study extracts are available for hire on 16mm film from Filmbank: Hamlet and the ghost - Act I Scenes iv & v (15 min); The closet scene - Act III Scene iv (11 min); the gravedigger’s scene - Act V Scene i (9 min.); the final duel - Act V Scene ii (16 min).

The Folger Shakespeare Library holds a post production script dated 11 May 1948, annotated by Robert Hamilton Ball. The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a typescript.

Released on Blu-ray by ITV DVD in November 2009.
Subjects: Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Great Moments from Hamlet; Hamlet; Hamlet - The Music Video; Royalty Honour ‘Hamlet’ Premiere

Director

Laurence Olivier

Producer

Cinematographer

Writer

Screenplay

Music

Costume

Art Direction

Cast

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