A well-executed labor of love from star and director Laurence Olivier, Hamlet not only proved that Shakespeare could be successfully adapted to the big screen, it paved the way for further cinematic interpretations.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Laurence Olivier -
Screenwriter -
William Shakespeare , Laurence Olivier -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures , Criterion Collection -
Production Co -
J. Arthur Rank Films [gb] , Pilgrim Pictures , Two Cities Films Ltd. , Rank Organization -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 28, 1948, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 23, 2017 -
Runtime -
2h 33m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)
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