Hamlet (1948) NEW Classic Blu-Ray Disc Laurence Olivier

Description: BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brand new, official studio-released Blu-Ray of this great film, imported from United Kingdom This is a Blu-Ray Disc, Region B. This Blu-Ray Disc will play on standard Blu-Ray players in Europe (other than Russia, Ukraine and Belarus), Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Middle East (including Iran). This Blu-Ray Disc will NOT play on standard Blu-Ray players in USA, Canada, Central and South America, Caribbean, Asia countries (other than Middle East), Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Blu-Ray Discs will not play on any regular (not Blu-Ray) DVD player. This Blu-Ray Disc will NOT play on standard Blu-Ray players in USA, Canada, Central and South America, Caribbean, Asia countries (other than Middle East), Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Blu-Ray Discs will not play on any regular (not Blu-Ray) DVD player. This item does not contain pornographic material and may be lawfully sold to and viewed by minors. 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FILM DETAILS Screened, competed or awarded at:BAFTA Awards Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain Golden Globes Oscar Academy Awards Venice Film Festival Other Film Festival Awards Language Selections:English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ) English ( Subtitles ) Product Origin/Format:United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B ) Running Time:153 min Aspect Ratio:Fullscreen Special Features:Interactive Menu Photo Gallery Scene Access Trailer(s) Black & White Movie filmed in 1948 and produced in:Country: United Kingdom ( Region: Great Britain, Ireland ) Directed By:Laurence Olivier Written By:William Shakespeare Actors:John Laurie ..... Francisco Esmond Knight ..... Bernardo Anthony Quayle ..... Marcellus Niall MacGinnis ..... Sea Captain Harcourt Williams ..... First Player Patrick Troughton ..... Player King Tony Tarver ..... Player Queen Peter Cushing ..... Osric Stanley Holloway ..... Gravedigger Russell Thorndike ..... Priest Basil Sydney ..... Claudius - The King Eileen Herlie ..... Gertrude - The Queen Laurence Olivier ..... Hamlet - Prince of Denmark Norman Wooland ..... Horatio - His Friend Felix Aylmer ..... Polonius - Lord Chamberlain Terence Morgan ..... Laertes - His Son Jean Simmons ..... Ophelia - and Daughter Anthony Bushell ..... Bit Part (uncredited) Patricia Davidson ..... Lady of the Court (uncredited) Doreen Lawrence ..... Extra (uncredited) Christopher Lee ..... Spear Carrier (uncredited) Desmond Llewelyn ..... Extra (uncredited) Victor Lucas ..... Extra (uncredited) Patrick Macnee ..... Extra (uncredited) Synopsis:Although criticized by Shakespeare devotees upon its release because of director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier's decision to excise large portions of the text, his cinematic version of {-Hamlet} is widely considered the best out of several dozens (and counting). Hamlet (Olivier) is a medieval Danish prince who's still melancholy over the sudden death of his father and the quick, subsequent remarriage of his mother, Queen Gertrude (Eileen Herlie) to his uncle, Claudius (Basil Sydney). Informed by the ghost of his father that Claudius murdered him, Hamlet schemes to take revenge. Unsure how best to proceed, his delays and the horrible secret burdening him eventually lead to the violent snuffing out of several lives in both his family and that of courtier Polonius (Felix Aylmer), whose daughter Ophelia (Jean Simmons) is in love with Hamlet. Greatly influenced by the inventive camera work in Citizen Kane (1941) and by modern, psychological reinterpretations of Shakespeare's play, Olivier's masterpiece was the winner of four Academy Awards, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Olivier), Best Black and White Art Direction/Set Direction and Best Black and White Costume Design. 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 recreates the monstrous deed in a play with the help of some traveling 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. Laurence Oliver delivers one of his greatest Shakespearean performances as Hamlet. Seldom has the tragic story of the Danish prince tortured by his duty to his murdered father and by the guilt and fear he feels at the prospect of revenge, been so brilliantly portrayed. It is the tragedy of a man who thinks but fails to act. For as long as Shakespeare is performed this film will stand as a definitive production. US/CANADA/MEXICO BUYER WARNING o WARNING: Please note that we sell NTSC/Region 1 DVDs from USA and PAL/Region 2&4 DVDs from other countries. If you have a standard DVD player bought in USA/Canada, and you have not specifically selected it to be able to play multi- region DVDs, please don't bid on PAL Region 2 & Region 4 DVDs - your player will not be able to play them. 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