Hamlet (1921)
1h 52m
Running Time
January 27, 1921Release Date
Hamlet (1921)
1h 52m
Running Time
January 27, 1921Release Date
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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.
Heinz Stieda
Horatio
Asta Nielsen
Hamlet
Paul Conradi
König Hamlet
Mathilde Brandt
Königin Gertrude
Eduard von Winterstein
Claudius
Svend Gade
Director
Heinz Schall
Director
Erwin Gepard
Writer
Media.
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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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