Hamlet is a movie directed by Laurence Olivier in 1948 and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, first published in 1603. The movie features Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight, Anthony Quayle, Niall MacGinnis, and others.
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Storyline
The action begins on the battlements of Elsinore where a sentry, Francisco, is relieved of his watch by another sentry, Bernardo, who, with yet another sentry, Marcellus, has twice previously seen the Ghost of King Hamlet. Marcellus then arrives with the skeptical Horatio, Prince Hamlet’s friend. Suddenly, all three see the Ghost, and Horatio demands that the ghost speak. The ghost vanishes then, without a word.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
1948
Minutes
154
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1603
Pages
342
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Hamlet
Original title: The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1603
Length: 342 pages
Genre: Play
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Franco Zeffirelli
Movie by Kenneth Branagh
Movie by Michael Almereyda
TV Series by Kurt Sutter
Movie by Vishal Bhardwaj
Movie by Claire McCarthy
Movie by Sean Mathias
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