Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director, and also the second of the three Shakespeare films that he directed (the 1936 As You Like It had starred Olivier, but had been directed by Paul Czinner).
Este foi o segundo filme de Olivier como director, e tamén o segundo filme baseado nas obras de Shakespeare dos tres que dirixiu (o de 1936 As You Like It foi protagonizado por Olivier, pero dirixiuno Paul Czinner).