‘Hamlet’ is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’. This movie was adapted, directed by, and starred Sir Laurence Olivier,
‘Hamlet’ was both the first British production and the first non-Hollywood film to be presented with the industry’s top honour – Best Picture Oscar. Olivier’s ‘Hamlet’ is the Shakespeare film that has received the most prestigious accolades, winning the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
The 1948 ‘Hamlet’ was the only film in which the leading actor had directed himself to an Oscar-winning performance, until 1998, when Roberto Benigni directed himself to an Oscar in ‘Life Is Beautiful’.
Sir Laurence Olivier is also the only actor to win an Oscar for a Shakespearean role. ‘Hamlet’ is the only film to have won both the Golden Lion, and the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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