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Hamlet

1948 film directed by Laurence Olivier
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Hamlet is a 1948 drama film[1][2][3]. It received the Academy Award for Best Picture[4]. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Actor[4].

Hamlet earned additional Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, and Best Art Direction, Black and White[4]. It was recognized as one of the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[5], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[6], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[7]
  • Director: Laurence Olivier[8]
  • Screenwriter: Laurence Olivier[9]
  • Composer: William Walton[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Based on: Hamlet[12]
  • Cast member: Basil Sydney[13], Eileen Herlie[14], Jean Simmons[15], Stanley Holloway[16], Laurence Olivier[17], Peter Cushing[18], Anthony Quayle[19], Felix Aylmer[20], Terence Morgan[21], Norman Wooland[22], John Laurie[23], Esmond Knight[24], Harcourt Williams[25], Niall MacGinnis[26]
  • Producer: Laurence Olivier[27]
  • Production company: Two Cities Films[28]
  • Director of photography: Desmond Dickinson[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Hamlet (1948 film)[31]
  • Distribution format: digital download[32], video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[34], 96%[35]
  • Color: black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[38], September 28, 1948[39]
  • Characters: King Claudius[40], Gertrude[41], Prince Hamlet[42], Horatio[43], Polonius[44], Laertes[45], Ophelia[46], The Ghost[47], Francisco[48], Bernardo[49], Marcellus[50], Osric[51]
  • Distributed by: iTunes[52]
  • Narrative location: Denmark[53]
  • Film editor: Helga Keller[54]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[55], Academy Award for Best Actor[56], Academy Award for Best Director[57], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[58], Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[60], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[61]
  • Title: Hamlet[62]

Why It Matters

Hamlet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Hamlet is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did Hamlet receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[5], and Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[6].

Related Entities

Anthony Quayle Christopher Lee Denmark Desmond Llewelyn film Jean Simmons Laurence Olivier Patrick Troughton Peter Cushing United Kingdom William Shakespeare William Walton

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Production designer → Roger Furse
    Publication date → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1948-09-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Laurence Olivier
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