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Laurence Olivier on a Camera Crane

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Description: Director and actor Laurence Olivier sitting on a camera crane on the set of the 1949 film "Hamlet." On the right is a man working a boom microphone attache...
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Laurence Olivier and Terence Morgan

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Description: Elevated view of actors Laurence Olivier and Terence Morgan filming the duel scene from the 1949 film "Hamlet." Both men are using daggers and rappers. A m...
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Sound Equipment for "Hamlet"

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Description: Recording equipment, most likely a microphone boom pole attached to a stand with wheels, on the set of the 1949 film "Hamlet." Assorted cast and crew are s...
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Unidentified Equipment in "Hamlet"

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Description: An unidentified person is standing and working with what is probably sound recording equipment on the set of the 1949 film "Hamlet." A boom mic is behind h...
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Filming "The North Star"

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Description: A group of men on a sound stage, watching something out of frame, probably the filming of the 1943 film "The North Star." Director Lewis Milestone is to th...

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