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Hamlet

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Eileen Hertie as Gertrude, Basil Sydney as Claudius, Laurence Olivier as Hamlet, Norman Wooland as Horatio, Felix Aylmer as Polonius, Terence Morgan as Laertes, Jean Simmons as Ophelia

Olivier's award-winning film version of Shakespeare's tragedy.
This Week's Films: page 11

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Designer:
Roger Furse
Photographer:
Desmond Dickenson
Music:
William Walton
Director/Producer:
Laurence Olivier
Gertrude:
Eileen Hertie
Claudius:
Basil Sydney
Hamlet:
Laurence Olivier
Horatio:
Norman Wooland
Polonius:
Felix Aylmer
Laertes:
Terence Morgan
Ophelia:
Jean Simmons
Osric:
Peter Cushing
Gravedigger:
Stanley Holloway
Priest:
Russell Thorndike
Francisco:
John Laurie
Bernardo:
Esmond Knight
Marcellus:
Anthony Quayle
Sea captain:
Niall MacGinnis
First Player:
Harcourt Williams
Player King:
Patrick Troughton
Player Queen:
Tony Tarver
Source: Radio Times

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