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HAMLET (1948)
United Kingdom | 1948 | Laurence Olivier
Shakespeare meets German Expressionism and film noir in Laurence Olivier’s celebrated adaptation, the first British film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. A blonde Olivier (Oscar winner for Best Actor) plays the medieval Danish prince who wants to avenge his father’s murder but is stymied by indecision. Jean Simmons and Christopher Lee co-star; William Walton composed the music. “Very likely the most exciting and most alive production of Hamlet you will ever see on the screen.” –Pauline Kael. DCP. 154 min.
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