Director: Laurence Olivier

From a play: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Music by: William Walton

Keywords: Drama

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is visited by the ghost of his murdered father, who seeks revenge against the king's brother and murderer Claudius, who is now the new king after a hasty marriage to Hamlet's mother. Definitive film version of Shakespeare's play, though now challenged by Branagh's Hamlet (1996). Won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Set Decoration and Best Costume Design; received nominations for Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Dramatic Score.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Felix Aylmer	Actor	21-Feb-1889	2-Sep-1979	Henry V
Peter Cushing	Actor	26-May-1913	11-Aug-1994	Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars
Stanley Holloway	Actor	1-Oct-1890	30-Jan-1982	Passport to Pimlico
Esmond Knight	Actor	4-May-1906	23-Feb-1987	The River
John Laurie	Actor	25-Mar-1897	23-Jun-1980	Pvt. James Frazer on Dad's Army
Niall MacGinnis	Actor	29-Mar-1913	6-Jan-1977	49th Parallel
Laurence Olivier	Actor	22-May-1907	11-Jul-1989	Shakespearean actor
Anthony Quayle	Actor	7-Sep-1913	20-Oct-1989	Ice-Cold in Alex
Jean Simmons	Actor	31-Jan-1929	22-Jan-2010	Guys and Dolls
Basil Sydney	Actor	23-Apr-1894	10-Jan-1968	English stage actor
Patrick Troughton	Actor	25-Mar-1920	28-Mar-1987	2nd Doctor on Doctor Who
Norman Wooland	Actor	16-Mar-1910	3-Apr-1989	Shakespearean stage actor

CAST

Men at Arms
John Laurie	...   Francisco
Esmond Knight	...   Bernardo
Anthony Quayle	...   Marcellus
Niall MacGinnis	...   Sea Captain
The Play Within the Play
Harcourt Williams	...   First Player
Patrick Troughton	...   Player King
Tony Tarver	...   Player Queen
Servants to the Court
Peter Cushing	...   Osric
Stanley Holloway	...   Gravedigger
Russell Thorndike	...   Priest
The Royal Court of Denmark
Basil Sydney	...   Claudius, The King
Eileen Herlie	...   Gertrude, The Queen
Laurence Olivier	...   Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Norman Wooland	...   Horatio, His Friend
Felix Aylmer	...   Polonius, Lord Chamberlain
Terence Morgan	...   Laertes, His Son
Jean Simmons	...   Ophelia, His Daughter

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