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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Laurence Olivier
- Writer
Cast
- 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
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- Patricia Davidson
- Lady of the Court
- John Gielgud
- King Hamlet's Ghost
- Doreen Lawrence
- Extra
- Christopher Lee
- Palace Guard
- Desmond Llewelyn
- Extra
- Victor Lucas
- Extra
- Patrick Macnee
- Extra
Produced By
- Reginald Beck
- associate producer
- Anthony Bushell
- assistant producer
- Laurence Olivier
- producer
- Herbert Smith
- executive producer in charge of production
Music
Cinematography
- Desmond Dickinson
- Cinematographer
Sound
- Harry Miller
- sound editor
- John W. Mitchell
- sound recorder
- L.E. Overton
- sound recorder
- Cyril Crowhurst
- sound supervisor: Denham Studios
- Peter Davies
- sound maintenance
- Desmond Dew
- sound recordist
- Gus Lloyd
- assistant boom operator
- Dudley Messenger
- boom operator
- Ken Rawkins
- sound recordist
- C.C. Stevens
- sound supervisor
Editing
Casting Director
- Maude Spector
- Casting Director
Art Direction
Costumes
- Elizabeth Hennings
- Costume Designer
Makeup
- Tony Sforzini
- makeup artist
- Vivienne Walker
- hairdresser
- Michael Morris
- makeup artist
- Norbert A. Myles
- makeup artist
- Basil Newall
- makeup artist
- Geoffrey Rodway
- makeup supervisor
- Ernest Westo
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Henry Harris
- special effects
- Paul Sheriff
- special effects
- Jack Whitehead
- special effects
Visual Effects
- George Blackwell
- special processes
- Francis Carver
- special processes
- Syd Howell
- special processes
- James Snow
- special processes
- Bill Warrington
- special processes
Assistant Director
- Peter Bolton
- assistant director
- Frank Ernst
- third assistant director
- Cecil F. Ford
- second assistant director
- Alec Gibb
- second assistant director
- Laurie Knight
- fourth assistant director
Production Management
- Filippo Del Giudice
- under the management of
- John W. Gossage
- production manager
- Phil C. Samuel
- production supervisor
Art Department
- Roger K. Furse
- designer
- Roger Ramsdell
- set dresser
- William Bowden
- draughtsman
- Clément Hurel
- poster artist
- E. Lindegaard
- scenic artist
- Betty Pierce
- assistant art director
Stunts
- Jack Keely
- stunts
Editorial
- John Pomeroy
- second assistant editor
- Richard Sidwell
- second assistant editor
- Peter Taylor
- assistant editor
Other
- Alexander Korda
- Eileen Herlie by arrangement with
Music Department
- Muir Mathieson
- conductor
- E.A. Drake
- music recordist
- John Hollingsworth
- assistant conductor
Casting Department
- William Fleming
- crowd casting
Costume Department
- Barbara Gillett
- wardrobe mistress
- Elizabeth Hennings
- wardrobe supervisor
Camera Department
- James Hamilton
- chief electrician
- Ray Sturgess
- camera operator
- Maurice Gillett
- electrician
- Wilfrid Newton
- still photographer
Script Department
- Elizabeth Everson
- continuity
- Gladys Goldsmith
- assistant continuity
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