Hamlet

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

19,146 votes

96/100

Fresh

82/100

Metascore

7.4/10

290 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Best Actor

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$750,000

Production Cost

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14.2K

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Based On

Hamlet

dramatic work

Story Setting

Set In

Denmark

Characters

Ophelia

Gertrude

The Ghost

Polonius

Horatio

Laertes

Osric

King Claudius

Prince Hamlet

Francisco

Marcellus

Bernardo

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Desmond Dickinson

Film Editing

Helga Keller

Music / Score

William Walton

Costume Design

Roger Furse

Production Design

Roger Furse

Production Companies

Two Cities Films

Distributors

iTunes

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

digital download

Where to Watch Hamlet

Available in 18 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	fuboTV, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel	Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Germany12

Brazile 12

Spain16

South Korea15

Portugale 12

Production

Director

Laurence Olivier

Writers

Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare

Production Companies

Two Cities FilmsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Basil Sydney

Claudius - The King

Eileen Herlie

Gertrude - The Queen

Norman Wooland

Horatio - His Friend

Felix Aylmer

Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

Jean Simmons

Ophelia

Terence Morgan

Laertes

Peter Cushing

Osric

Stanley Holloway

Gravedigger

Russell Thorndike

Priest

John Laurie

Francisco

Esmond Knight

Bernardo

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father murderbased on play or musicalfratricide

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