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Hamlet (1948)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1948
Running Times: 155 mins
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: J. Arthur Rank Films / Pilgrim Pictures / Rank
Film Organization / Two Cities Films Ltd
Executive Producer: Laurence Olivier
Assistant Producer: Anthony Bushell
Associate Producer: Reginald Beck
Production Supervisor: Phil C. Samuel
Production Managers: Filippo Del Giudice, John Gossage
SCRIPT
Script: Laurence Olivier (uncredited)
Play: William Shakespeare
Text Editor: Alan Dent
DIRECTION
Director: Laurence Olivier
Assistant Director: Peter Bolton
Associate Director: Anthony Bushell (uncredited)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Desmond Dickinson
Camera Operator: Ray Sturgess
Chief Electrician: James Hamilton
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Helga Cranston
MUSIC
Music: William Walton
Conductor: Muir Mathieson
Music Recordist: E.A. Drake (uncredited)
SOUND
Sound Recordists: John W. Mitchell, L.E. Overton
Sound Editor: Harry Miller
Sound System: Western Electric Sound System
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Tony Sforzini
Hair: Vivienne Walker
Costume Designer: Roger Furse, Elizabeth Hennings (uncredited)
Wardrobe Supervisor: Elizabeth Hennings (uncredited)
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Henry Harris, Paul Sheriff, Jack Whitehead
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Roger Furse
Art Director: Carmen Dillon
Set Dresser: Roger Ramsdell
Scenic Artist: E. Lindegarde (uncredited)
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Elizabeth Everson
Mime Play: David Paltenghi
LOCATIONS
Studio: Denham Studio, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
STUNTS
Sword Play: Dennis Loraine
CAST
John Laurie (Francisco)
Esmond Knight (Bernardo)
Anthony Quayle (Marcellus)
Niall MacGinnis (sea captain)
Harcourt Williams (1st player)
Patrick Troughton
(player king)
Tony Tarver (player queen)
Peter
Cushing (Osric)
Stanley Holloway (gravedigger)
Russell Thorndike (priest)
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, son of Polonius)
Jean Simmons (Ophelia, daughter of Polonius)
Patricia Davidson (Lady of the Court - uncredited)
John Gielgud (voice of the ghost - uncredited)
Christopher Lee
(spear carrier - uncredited)
Anthony Bushell (bit part - uncredited)
Desmond Llewelyn
(extra - uncredited)
Stand-In For Eileen Herlie: Myrtle Rowe (uncredited)
PLOT SUMMARY
The Danish prince Hamlet seek revenge for the
murder of his father at the hands of his uncle. Obsessed by his revenge
and driven by the ghost of his late father, Hamlet risks losing everything...
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: J. Arthur Rank
Film Distributors Ltd
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal International
Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 12569-2)
DVD Distributor: The Criterion Collection (1284)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Finland
Rating: K-12
AWARDS
1948
New York Film Critics
Circle Awards, USA
Best Actor (Laurence Olivier) - winner
Venice Film Festival, Italy
Golden Lion (Laurence Olivier) - winner
Volpi Cup Best Actress (Jean Simmons) - winner
1949
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier) - winner
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse,
Carmen Dillon) - winner
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse) - winner
Best Picture (Laurence Olivier) - winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jean Simmons) - nominated
Best Director (Laurence Olivier) - nominated
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (William Walton)
- nominated
BAFTA Awards, UK
Best Film from any Source - winner
Best British Film - nominated
Bodil Awards
Bedste europæiske film (Laurence Olivier) - winner
Golden Globes, USA
Best Motion Picture: Foreign - winner
Best Motion Picture Actor (Laurence Olivier) - winner
TIMELINE
1947
April
Day Unknown: UK - production begins
November
Day Unknown: UK - production ends
1948
September
29: USA - theatrical premiere in ew York City, New York
October
27: USA - theatrical premiere in Los Angeles, California
29: Finland - theatrical release
November
8: Denmark - theatrical release
December
Day Unknown: Austria - theatrical release
1997
November
1: Iceland - shown at the Reykjavik Film Festival
2000
September
19: USA - DVD release (The Criterion Collection (1284))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Amleto - Italian title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Amleto (1908a)
Amleto (1908b)
Amleto (1910)
Amleto (1914)
Amleto (1917)
Le duel d'Hamlet (1900)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
Gamlet (1964)
Green Eggs and Hamlet (1995)
Hamile (1964)
Hamlet (1907)
Hamlet (1909)
Hamlet (1910a)
Hamlet (1910b)
Hamlet (1910c)
Hamlet (1913)
Hamlet (1921)
Hamlet (1947)
Hamlet (1954)
Hamlet (1955)
Hamlet (1959)
Hamlet (1960)
Hamlet (1964a)
Hamlet (1964b)
Hamlet (1964c)
Hamlet (1969)
Hamlet (1970)
Hamlet (1972)
Hamlet (1973)
Hamlet (1976)
Hamlet (1987)
Hamlet (1990a)
Hamlet (1990b)
Hamlet (1992)
Hamlet (1996)
Hamlet (2000)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
A Herança (1970)
Io, Amleto (1952)
Khoon Ka Khoon (1935)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Stay Tuned (1992)
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark (1985)
A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
History Brought to Life (1950)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982)
Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
William Shakespeare (2000)
KEYWORDS
castles; cemeteries; denmark; funerals; ghosts;
graves; hamlet; insanity; pirates; play into film; poison; princes;
revenge; royalty; skulls; sword fights
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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