Episode 160: Hamlet

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

This week, David and Suzan do what they do best: passionately tear a Shakespeare film adaptation to shreds. This time, it’s the 1948 winner, Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet. And we do mean Laurence Olivier’s, as he directed, starred in, produced, and even added text to this dour slog that, for some reason, became the gold standard for 20th century adaptations of the play, and is largely responsible for why so many people hate it.

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1948 (Winner)

Additional audio from Hamlet (1948)

(Explicit language, as always)