Dec 4th  
Hamlet**   
(GB 1948)     
Rank/Two Cities. 146m. bw                           

The Prince of Denmark eventually avenges the murder of his father by his usurping uncle.
Boldly stylised black and white film version of Shakespeare's darkest and most famous tragedy, although Olivier on screen is a little too old for the title role, and cannot resist retaining some of the ponderous theatricality of the piece, making it a rather sluggish drama with vivid moments.

Written, Produced and Direted by: Laurence Olivier, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Basil Sydney, Eileen Herlie, Jean Simmons, Felix Aylmer, Norman Wooland, Terence Morgan, Peter Cushing, Stanley Holloway, Anthony Quayle.
Photography: Desmond Dickinson.
Music: William Walton.
Art Direction: Carmen Dillon.