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Information
- Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 154 min.
- Director
- Laurence Olivier
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 7.8
- Votes *
- 11,417
- Checks
- 4,554
- Favs
- 177
- Dislikes
- 41
- Favs/checks
- 3.9% (1:26)
- Favs/dislikes
- 4:1
Top comments
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daisyaday
Olivier was criticized for cutting the play by almost half, but this is the best of the filmed versions. Although he was a little too old, he played the part well. 12 years 4 months ago -
acoltismypassport
Absolutely spectacular. The choreography for the sword fight was incredibly intense- even more so if you consider the era in which this was made.
Now I'm off to see Burton's version. 9 years 9 months ago -
greenhorg
Plot summary: The Queen's new marriage is threatened by her mentally unstable son. 11 years 8 months ago
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This movie ranks #2 in BAFTA Award - Best Film
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This movie ranks #22 in Academy Award - Best Picture
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This movie ranks #69 in BFI's Top 100 British Films
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This movie ranks #86 in The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #164 in Academy Award - Best Picture Nominees
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This movie ranks #171 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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This movie ranks #359 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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This movie ranks #364 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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This movie ranks #410 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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This movie ranks #692 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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