Hamlet (1948)

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The motion picture of all time ... for all time!

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.

Released: 1948-12-10
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 2h 33m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 301 votes

Directed by Laurence Olivier.

Top cast

Laurence Olivier as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Basil Sydney as Claudius - The King
Eileen Herlie as Gertrude - The Queen
Norman Wooland as Horatio - His Friend
Felix Aylmer as Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Jean Simmons as Ophelia
Terence Morgan as Laertes
Peter Cushing as Osric
Stanley Holloway as Gravedigger
Russell Thorndike as Priest

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Where to watch Hamlet

United States: stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; watch free on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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