Hamlet (1948 film)

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Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

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Hamlet 1
Hamlet film score 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film
black-and-white film
drama film
film
film adaptation
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Costume Design
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design – Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Picture
basedOn Hamlet
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Desmond Dickinson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Laurence Olivier
distributor Rank Organisation
editedBy Helga Cranston
format black-and-white
genre psychological drama
tragedy
leadActor Laurence Olivier
musicBy William Walton
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
notableFor multiple Academy Awards
psychological focus
originalLanguage English
portrays psychological interpretation of Hamlet
portraysCharacter Claudius
Gertrude
Horatio
Laertes
Ophelia
Polonius
Hamlet
surface form: Prince Hamlet

The Ghost
producer Laurence Olivier
productionCompany Two Cities Films
releaseDate 1948-05-04
releaseYear 1948
runningTime 155 minutes
screenwriter Alan Dent
Laurence Olivier
setting Denmark
starring Anthony Quayle
Basil Sydney
Eileen Herlie
Felix Aylmer
Jean Simmons
Laurence Olivier
Norman Wooland
Peter Cushing
Stanley Holloway
Terence Morgan

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Laurence Olivier notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Laurence Olivier directed Hamlet (1948 film)
Claire Bloom notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
this entity surface form: Hamlet
Richard III (1955 film) follows Hamlet (1948 film)
subject surface form: Richard III (19555 film)
William Walton notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
this entity surface form: Hamlet film score
Hamlet hasAdaptation Hamlet (1948 film)
Lord Olivier notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
subject surface form: Laurence Olivier
Helga Cranston notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Helga Cranston workedOn Hamlet (1948 film)
Helga Cranston edited Hamlet (1948 film)
Desmond Dickinson notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Desmond Dickinson workedOn Hamlet (1948 film)
Roger K. Furse notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Roger K. Furse workedOn Hamlet (1948 film)
Esmond Knight notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
John Laurie notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)
Eileen Herlie notableWork Hamlet (1948 film)