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Hamlet

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

Director

Laurence Olivier

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Two Cities Films,J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 16 wins & 8 nominations total

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Francisco

Bernardo

Marcellus

Sea Captain

Niall MacGinnis

First Player

Harcourt Williams

Player King

Patrick Troughton

Player Queen

Osric

Gravedigger

Stanley Holloway

Priest

Russell Thorndike

Claudius, The King

Gertrude, The Queen

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Laurence Olivier

Horatio, His Friend

Polonius, Lord Chamberlain

Laertes, His Son

Ophelia, and Daughter

Undetermined Secondary Role

Anthony Bushell

Lady of the Court

Patricia Davidson

King Hamlet's Ghost

Extra

Doreen Lawrence

Palace Guard

Christopher Lee

Extra

Desmond Llewelyn

Extra

Extra

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Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark Polonius, Lord Chamberlain Ophelia - And Daughter Palace Guard Claudius - The King Marcellus Bernardo Gertrude - The Queen King Hamlet's Ghost Gravedigger Osric

Come. - Hamlet

And England, if my love
thou holdst at aught, - Hamlet

And England, if my love thou holdst at aught,

He is dead and gone - Hamlet

He is dead and gone

Lord, we know what we are,
but not what we may be. - Hamlet

Lord, we know what we are, but not what we may be.

Distraction for her father. - Hamlet

Distraction for her father.

My brother shall know of it. - Hamlet

My brother shall know of it.

Good night ladies - Hamlet

Good night ladies

O my dear Gertrude. - Hamlet

O my dear Gertrude.

- Letters, my lord, from Hamlet.
- From Hamlet? - Hamlet

- Letters, my lord, from Hamlet. - From Hamlet?

God bless you, sir. - Hamlet

God bless you, sir.

Theres rosemary. Thatss for remembrance. - Hamlet

Theres rosemary. Thatss for remembrance.

Pray you, love, remember. - Hamlet

Pray you, love, remember.

There is pansies. Thats for thoughts. - Hamlet

There is pansies. Thats for thoughts.

There's rosemary - Hamlet

There's rosemary

And will he not come again - Hamlet

And will he not come again

But long it could not be... - Hamlet

But long it could not be...

In youth when I did love, did love - Hamlet

In youth when I did love, did love

Why was he sent into England - Hamlet

Why was he sent into England

There the men are as mad as he - Hamlet

There the men are as mad as he

This same skull - Hamlet

This same skull

Sweets to the sweet Farewell - Hamlet

Sweets to the sweet Farewell

This is I Hamlet the Dane - Hamlet

This is I Hamlet the Dane

Swounds show me what thoullt do - Hamlet

Swounds show me what thoullt do

Let Hercules himself do what he may - Hamlet

Let Hercules himself do what he may

Where the offense is - Hamlet

Where the offense is

But my revenge will come. - Hamlet

But my revenge will come.

As he be now returned, Ill work him
to an exploit now ripe in my device, - Hamlet

As he be now returned, Ill work him to an exploit now ripe i...

So oft it chances in particular men - Hamlet

So oft it chances in particular men

That we would do we should do when we would - Hamlet

That we would do we should do when we would

Give me that man that is not passion's slave - Hamlet

Give me that man that is not passion's slave

Sir, I will walk here in the hall. - Hamlet

Sir, I will walk here in the hall.

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow - Hamlet

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

What I have done that might your nature honour and exception roughly awake - Hamlet

What I have done that might your nature honour and exception...

- Give us the foils. Come on.
- Ill be your foil, Laertes. - Hamlet

- Give us the foils. Come on. - Ill be your foil, Laertes.

This likes me well. These
swords have all a length. - Hamlet

This likes me well. These swords have all a length.

- One! Judgment.
- No! - Hamlet

- One! Judgment. - No!

Give me drink. - Hamlet

Give him the cup. - Hamlet

Give him the cup.

Good Gertrude do not drink - Hamlet

Good Gertrude do not drink

Come, for the third,
Laertes. You do but dally! - Hamlet

Come, for the third, Laertes. You do but dally!

Part them. They are incensed! - Hamlet

Part them. They are incensed!

With mine own treachery - Hamlet

With mine own treachery

- How is it, my lord?
- How does the queen? - Hamlet

- How is it, my lord? - How does the queen?

Exchange forgiveness
with me, noble Hamlet. - Hamlet

Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet.

Exchange forgiveness with me - Hamlet

Exchange forgiveness with me

Wretched queen. - Hamlet

Wretched queen.

The potent poison quite
oer grows my spirit. - Hamlet

The potent poison quite oer grows my spirit.

If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, - Hamlet

If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart,

The rest... - Hamlet

Let four captains bear Hamlet
like a soldier to the stage. - Hamlet

Let four captains bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage.

Bid the soldiers shoot - Hamlet

Bid the soldiers shoot

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Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Laurence Olivier

Writer: William Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier

Production: Two Cities Films,J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Genre: drama

Year: 1948

MetaScore: 82/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 Jun 1948

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 16 wins & 8 nominations total

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