Hamlet (1948)
| Release Date | 06 May 1948 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Tragedy, Period Film |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Mothers and Sons, Out For Revenge, Star-Crossed Lovers |
| Tones | Bleak, Reflective, Melancholy, Atmospheric, Moody, Paranoid, Somber |
| Tags | Deception, Ghost, Indecision, Insanity, Kill, Maniac, Murder, Philosopher, Prince, Revenge, Suicide, Tragic Love |
Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director, and also the second of his three Shakespeare films. It is the only one of Olivier's directorial efforts to be filmed in black and white, and was the first British film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is also the first sound film of Hamlet in English.
Cast and Crew
Norman Wooland
Horatio, his friend
John Laurie
Francisco
Harcourt Williams
First Player
Tony Tarver
Player Queen
Russell Thorndike
Priest
Patricia Davidson
Lady of the Court
Victor Lucas
Extra
Director
Writer
Producer
Reginald Beck
associate producer
Herbert Smith
executive producer in charge of production
Original Music
William Walton
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Cinematographer
Desmond Dickinson
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Editor
Helga Cranston
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Casting Director
Maude Spector
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Art Director
Carmen Dillon
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Costume Designer
Elizabeth Hennings
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Makeup Department
Tony Sforzini
makeup artist
Vivienne Walker
hairdresser
Michael Morris
makeup artist
Basil Newall
makeup artist
Geoffrey Rodway
makeup supervisor
Production Manager
Filippo Del Giudice
production manager
John W. Gossage
production manager
Phil C. Samuel
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bolton
assistant director
Frank Ernst
third assistant director
Cecil F. Ford
second assistant director
Alec Gibb
second assistant director
Laurie Knight
fourth assistant director
Art Department
Roger K. Furse
designer
Roger Ramsdell
set dresser
William Bowden
draughtsman
Clément Hurel
poster artist
E. Lindegaard
scenic artist
E. Lindegarde
scenic artist
Betty Pierce
assistant art director
Sound Department
Harry Miller
sound editor
John W. Mitchell
sound recordist
L.E. Overton
sound recordist
Peter Davies
sound maintenance
Desmond Dew
sound recordist
Gus Lloyd
assistant boom operator
Dudley Messenger
boom operator
C.C. Stevens
sound supervisor
Special Effects
Henry Harris
special effects
Paul Sheriff
special effects
Jack Whitehead
special effects
George Blackwell
special processes
Francis Carver
special processes
Syd Howell
special processes
James Snow
special processes
Bill Warrington
special processes
Stunts
Jack Keely
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
James Hamilton
chief electrician
Ray Sturgess
camera operator
Maurice Gillett
electrician
Wilfrid Newton
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Gillett
wardrobe mistress
Elizabeth Hennings
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
John Pomeroy
second assistant editor
Peter Taylor
assistant editor
Music Department
Muir Mathieson
conductor
E.A. Drake
music recordist
John Hollingsworth
assistant conductor
Other Crew
Alan Dent
text editor
Elizabeth Everson
continuity
Dennis Loraine
sword play
David Paltenghi
mime play
Gladys Goldsmith
assistant continuity
Ken Green
press representative
Myrtle Rowe
stand-in: Eileen Herlie
Production Company
Two Cities Films
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Distributor
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Universal Pictures
Jacon Film Distributors
Criterion Collection, The
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Continental Home Vídeo
Paramount Home Video
Miscellaneous
Philharmonia Orchestra, The
music played by
Universal International Pictures (UI)
us releasing agent
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