Winner '48: First Saw It:		Hamlet September 20, 1999, on video
		Bridesmaids:		Johnny Belinda, The Red Shoes, The Snake Pit, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
		My Vote:		The Red Shoes, though I probably owe Sierra a re-watch
		Overlooked:		Letter from an Unknown Woman, Red River, The Search

Hamlet (1948)
First screened in September 1999 / Most recently screened in August 2013

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Director: Laurence Olivier. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Jean Simmons, Basil Sydney, Felix Aylmer, Terence Morgan, Norman Wooland, Patrick Troughton, Tony Tarver, Peter Cushing. Screenplay: Laurence Olivier (based on the play by William Shakespeare).

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Twitter Capsule: Some pitfalls of self-indulgence or overcalculated effect but the rank air, restive camera, and sculptural severity linger.

VOR: ③  Less sturdy as a cinematic or a Shakespearean point of reference than Olivier's Henry V. Internally uneven, in ambition and execution. Still, hardly just a filmed play.

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Photo © 1948 Universal Pictures/Two Cities Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Picture
	Best Director: Laurence Olivier
★	Best Actor: Laurence Olivier
	Best Supporting Actress: Jean Simmons
★	Best Art Direction (Black & White): Roger K. Furse; Carmen Dillon
★	Best Costume Design (Black & White): Roger K. Furse
	Best Original Score: William Walton
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Motion Picture Actor: Laurence Olivier
★	Best Foreign Film
Other Awards:
	Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion (Best Picture); Best Actress (Simmons)
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Olivier)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture

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