11 of the Best & Worst Shakespearean Big Screen Adaptations

Which of the famous playwright's works have found box-office and critical glory — and which didn't?

"Hamlet" (1948). One of the most revered versions of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. The film is the only straight adaptation to win the Oscar for best picture, and Laurence Olivier is the only man to win best director and best actor for the same film.

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