Advertisement
Telegraph.co.uk

Saturday 09 August 2014

Shakespeare: Laurence Olivier as Hamlet: original 1948 Telegraph review

As we celebrate William Shakespeare's 450th anniversary, here is how the Telegraph reviewed the 'virile, fascinating performance' Laurence Olivier gave in the 1948 film version of Hamlet

Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1948 film version of Hamlet. Olivier won Best Actor Oscar as Hamlet in a film he also directed
Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1948 film version of Hamlet. Olivier won Best Actor Oscar as Hamlet in a film he also directed Photo: Rank/Film Stills

By , Film Critic

3:29PM BST 23 Apr 2014

CommentsComments

 

Offers on theatre tickets

In William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare  

10 things you didn't know about Shakespeare

Shakespeare  

Shakespeare: the conspiracy theories

Shakespeare: ten amazing places to watch his plays in 2014  

Amazing places to see Shakespeare

 

Shakespeare on stage

 

Shakespeare: West Country or Irish?

How we moderate
telegraphuk
blog comments powered by Disqus
Advertisement

Culture Video»

 

Behind the scenes of the Mariinsky

Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne as Jane and Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything  

Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking

cake  

A vintage year for Bake Off's return?

Secret Cinema Back To The Future  

Inside Secret Cinema: Back To The Future

 

Downton stars reveal what they want to happen

 

Interstellar: watch the spectacular new trailer

More from the web»

Advertisement

More from the web

Popular Shows»

Advertisement

More from the web»

Back to top

© Copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited 2014

Terms and Conditions

Today's News

Archive

Style Book

Weather Forecast