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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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Murder Most Foul...
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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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When the movie was released Laurence Olivier said it had been filmed in black and white for artistic reasons. The true reason, as he later admitted, was that "I was in the middle of a furious row with Technicolor".
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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 "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet (#11.9)" (1999)
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The amount of lines taken from this play and used in our everyday conversation is staggering. Like all of the Bard's works, his endurance is not only the mastery of language, but really in storylines that just never get old. Above, everything else, Hamlet is an interesting tale. Olivier's interpretation however, is very dark. Very deliberate. He shies away from the humor completely, and instead takes a slow, purposeful tack. To that, it might not appeal to some. In such a long play and movie, the humor is sorta needed to jostle you a bit, and break the overall bleakness of the tragedy. You don't catch a break here I'm afraid. Id classify this therefore as for more advanced taste, and not for the average moviegoer. Olivier's other two attempts, Henry V and Richard III, specifically the latter, will garner more mainstream appeal.