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.
Full Cast of Hamlet
Tony Tarver
as Player Queen
Peter Cushing
as Osric
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Ham...
Russell Thorndike
as Priest
Patricia Davidson
as Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Doreen Lawrence
as Extra (uncredited)
Christopher Lee
as Palace Guard (uncredited)
Christopher Lee was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as...
Crew of Hamlet
Discover the backstage crew of Hamlet →- Released on December 10, 1948