Hamlet (1948)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Hamlet |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1948-09-28 |
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet, prins av Danmark
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude, drottning av Danmark, Hamlets mor
Basil Sydney
Claudius, kung av Danmark, Hamlets farbror
Norman Wooland
Horatio, Hamlets vän
Felix Aylmer
Polonius, Lord Chamberlain, kungens rådgivare, Ophelias far
Terence Morgan
Laertes, Polonius son
Titles
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Crew
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| Line Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Advisor |
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| Associate Director |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Special Effects |
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| Associate Producer | |
| Unit Manager |
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| Production Assistant | |
| Executive in Charge of Production | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Still Photographer | |
| Special Photographic Effects |
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| Assistant Cameraman | |
| Gaffer | |
| Orchestra | |
| Orchestra Leader | |
| Music Mixer | |
| Assistant Production Designer |
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| Propman |
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| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist | |
| Wardrobe | |
| Boom Operator | |
| Sound Assistant | |
| Sound Editor | |
| Re-recording Mixer | |
| Other Crew |
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| Narrator |
Cast
| Laurence Olivier | Hamlet, prins av Danmark | ||
| Eileen Herlie | Gertrude, drottning av Danmark, Hamlets mor | ||
| Basil Sydney | Claudius, kung av Danmark, Hamlets farbror | ||
| Norman Wooland | Horatio, Hamlets vän | ||
| Felix Aylmer | Polonius, Lord Chamberlain, kungens rådgivare, Ophelias far | ||
| Terence Morgan | Laertes, Polonius son | ||
| Jean Simmons | Ophelia, Polonius dotter | ||
| Peter Cushing | Osric, hovman | ||
| Stanley Holloway | dödgrävaren | ||
| Russell Thorndike | prästen vid Ophelias begravning | ||
| John Laurie | Francisco, en soldat | ||
| Esmond Knight | Bernardo, en officer | ||
| Anthony Quayle | Marcellus, en officer | ||
| Niall MacGinnis | sjökaptenen | ||
| Harcourt Williams | förste skådespelare, prologen | ||
| Patrick Troughton | kungens framställare | ||
| Tony Tarver | drottningens framställare | ||
| Christopher Lee | spjutbärare | ||
| John Gielgud | Hamlets faders vålnads röst | ||
| John McGarry | vålnaden | ||
| Patricia Davidson | hovdam | ||
| Patrick Macnee | |||
| Anthony Bushell | |||
| Desmond Llewelyn | |||
| Victor Lucas |
Companies
| Production Company | Laurence Olivier Productions Ltd. | ||
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| Pilgrim Pictures | (i samarbete med) | ||
| Two Cities Films Ltd. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Eagle-Lion | 1948 | |
| Laboratory | Denham Studios | ||
| Other Company | General Film Distributors | 1948 | (engelsk distributör) |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 74180 |
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| Date | 1948-09-27 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4200 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 4245 meter |
| Length in minutes | 155 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1947-04 | 1947-11 | |||||
| Denham Studios | Denham, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom |
Release dates
| First showing | 1948-05-06 | London | United Kingdom | 155 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1948-09-28 | Röda Kvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | 153 min | |
| TV showing | 1970-11-08 | TV1 | Sweden | |||
| 1975-12-13 | TV2 | Sweden |
Awards
| Academy Award of Merit | Hollywood | 1948 | (bästa film) |
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Related films
| The Filth and the Fury (2000) | Hamlet (1948) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4200 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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