Hamlet (1948) (original) (raw)
Laurence Olivier plays the tortured Prince of Denmark who must avenge his father's murder. He swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge by killing Claudius, his uncle and now King. He fakes madness, and in the process of completing his delayed revenge, loses Ophelia to madness and suicide, but finally restores a new order in Denmark.
Laurence Olivier plays the tortured Prince of Denmark who must avenge his father's murder. He swears to his father's ghost that he will wreak revenge by killing Claudius, his uncle and now King. He fakes madness, and in the process of completing his delayed revenge, loses Ophelia to madness and suicide, but finally restores a new order in Denmark. (less)
Director: Laurence Olivier
Writer: Laurence Olivier
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Terence Morgan, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
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