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12 August 1948 (Australia)
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Plot:
William Shakespeare's tale of tragedy of murder and revenge in the royal halls of medieval Denmark. Claudius...
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Won 4 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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4 nominations
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(2 articles)
All My Children's Herlie Dies
(From WENN. 10 October 2008, 3:57 AM, PDT)
Cannes Announces This Year's Classics Program
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 May 2007)
(From WENN. 10 October 2008, 3:57 AM, PDT)
Cannes Announces This Year's Classics Program
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 May 2007)
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The film that set the standard for cinema Shakespeare
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155 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #12473) |
UK:U |
South Korea:12 (2002) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12 |
Australia:G
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Initially, Olivier was not keen on producing "Hamlet". Although he wanted to repeat the success of The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944), he found that the Danish play was the only really viable choice, as Orson Welles had just done Macbeth (1948) and was prepping The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952). By casting himself in the lead, however, he was able to secure the necessary financing.
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Narrator: So oft it chances in particular men / That through some vicious mole of nature in them, / By the o'ergrowth of some complexion / Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, / Or by some habit grown too much; that these men - / Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, / Their virtues else - be they as pure as grace, / Shall in the general censure take corruption / From that particular fault... This is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind.
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Narrator: So oft it chances in particular men / That through some vicious mole of nature in them, / By the o'ergrowth of some complexion / Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, / Or by some habit grown too much; that these men - / Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, / Their virtues else - be they as pure as grace, / Shall in the general censure take corruption / From that particular fault... This is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind.
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Referenced in "Remington Steele: Sensitive Steele (#4.16)" (1986)
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This version has been topped now, but it's still not to be missed if only for nostalgic purposes. The setting, lighting, and cinematography are wondrous; the acting is superb (though by today's standards Olivier perhaps chews the scenery a bit much); the tone is somber and Gothic. And, I feel the tragedy every time I see it. I personally feel too much was cut, and I find fault with Olivier's interpretation: but then again, it's everybody's part now. Ambitious, effective, and just good theater.