I’ve listed the films below in chronological order. Before I get started, let me make it abundantly clear that I have never ever seen any of these movies. The closest I’ve come is The Lion King, and even that was years ago. Even so, I’m going to make comments on these given the little information I have. ![]() What I find most interesting is the progression of ratings: Unrated, G, PG, PG-13, R. What? Did they not show fighting and death in the G-rated version? If not, they royally screwed with the storyline. The first adaptation noted was filmed in the UK in 1948. Hamlet was played by actor Laurence Olivier. The only other particularly notable talent in the movie was Jean Simmons who played Ophelia. Other than that, there’s not much to say about this one. ![]() Hamlet was played by Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy. I’m glad I have to write this rather than read it aloud, because I have no idea where to begin in pronouncing that name. In 1969, the UK decided to try the whole adaptation thing again.
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