Hamlet (1921)
1h 52m
Running Time
January 27, 1921Release Date
Plot.
A free adaptation of Shakespeare′s drama. The Danish queen masquerades her daughter as a boy, and thus, the girl lives her life as 'Prince' Hamlet. Her father poisoned by a venomous snake placed by the treacherous Claudius, Hamlet fakes madness to investigate without suspicion.
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Cast & Crew.
Asta Nielsen
Hamlet / Producer
Heinz Stieda
Horatio
Eduard von Winterstein
Claudius
Paul Conradi
Mathilde Brandt
Hans Junkermann
Anton De Verdier
Lilly Jacobson
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Hamlet, or Hamlet: The Drama of Vengeance, is a 1921 German film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet starring and produced by Danish silent film actress Asta Nielsen. It was directed by Svend Gade and Heinz Schall. The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.
In this interpretation, inspired by Edward P. Vining's book The Mystery of Hamlet, Hamlet is born female and disguised as a male to preserve the lineage. The New York Times said the film "holds a secure place in class with the best."
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