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Hamlet

Name: Hamlet
Director: Laurence Olivier
Released: 1948-01-01

1948 film directed by Laurence Olivier

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Released: 1948
, September 28, 1948
Director: Laurence Olivier
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Screenwriter: Laurence Olivier
Producer: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Basil Sydney
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3446.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-01
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3.imdb.com/title/tt0040416/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-01
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, Eileen Herlie
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3446.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-01
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3.imdb.com/title/tt0040416/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-01
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, Jean Simmons
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2.imdb.com/title/tt0040416/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-01
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, Stanley Holloway
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Runtime: 150 min
Genre: drama film
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2.filmaffinity.com/en/film902489.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-01
3.decine21.com/peliculas/hamlet--1948-3728Retrieved 2016-05-01
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Country of origin: United Kingdom

Overview

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Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. It was adapted, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier and was his second film as director, as well as the second of the three Shakespeare films he directed.

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Based on: Hamlet
Director of photography: Desmond Dickinson
Title: Hamlet
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress(February 10, 1949) statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards · nominee: Jean Simmons
Academy Award for Best Actor(February 10, 1949) statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards · nominee: Laurence Olivier
Academy Award for Best Director nominee: Laurence Olivier · statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White(February 10, 1949) nominee: Roger Furse · statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture(February 10, 1949) statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White(February 10, 1949) nominee: Roger Furse, Carmen Dillon · statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score(February 10, 1949) nominee: William Walton · statement is subject of: 21st Academy Awards
Production designer: Roger Furse
After a work by: William Shakespeare
Color: black-and-white
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Costume designer: Roger Furse
Film editor: Helga Keller
Narrative location: Denmark
Distribution format: digital download
video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Set in environment: country house
Review score: 96%(August 14, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 49 critic review
8.5/10(October 10, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Hamlet”Retrieved 2021-10-10
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Characters: King Claudius
Gertrude
Prince Hamlet
Horatio
Polonius
Laertes
Ophelia
The Ghost
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Francisco
Bernardo
Marcellus
Osric
Filmiroda rating: Category II rating certificate id: F/0603/J
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1.Stated in terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx
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