Where to Watch Hamlet (1948) in Australia

What it's about

William Shakespeare's tale of tragedy of murder and revenge in the royal halls of medieval Denmark. Claudius, brother to the King, conniving with the Queen, poisons the monarch and seizes the throne, taking the widowed Gertrude for his bride. Hamlet, son of the murdered King, mournful of his father's death and mother's hasty marriage, is confronted by the ghost of the late King who reveals the manner of his murder. Seeking revenge, Hamlet re-creates the monstrous deed in a play with the help of some travelling actors to torment the conscience of the evil Claudius. In a visit with his mother, Hamlet expresses his anger and disappointment concerning her swiftly untimed marriage. Thinking a concealed spy in his mother's chamber to be the lurking Claudius, he mistakenly kills the meddling counselor, Polonius, father of Ophelia and Laertes. Claudius, on the pretext that Hamlet will be endangered by his subjects for the murder of Polonius, sends the Prince to England.

Cast and crew

Director

Laurence Olivier

Writer

William Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier

Starring

Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie

Details

Release date

Jun 11, 1948

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 18 wins & 6 nominations total

Where to Watch Hamlet (1948) in Australia — common questions

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