Hamlet

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Svend Gade, Heinz Schall
Writer Erwin Gepard (Writer), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
Release Date January 27, 1921
Runtime 112 min (1h 52m)
Country Germany
Language DE
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Art-Film GmbH

Hamlet (1921)

Directed by Svend Gade , Heinz Schall
• Written by Erwin Gepard , William Shakespeare
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (20 votes) ⏱️ 112 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

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Synopsis

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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Director Svend Gade
Svend Gade
Director
 Director Heinz Schall
Heinz Schall
Director
 Writer Erwin Gepard
Erwin Gepard
Writer
 Theatre Play William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
 Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen
Hamlet
 Heinz Stieda
Heinz Stieda
Horatio
 Eduard von Winterstein
Eduard von Winterstein
Claudius
 Paul Conradi
Paul Conradi
Actor
 Mathilde Brandt
Mathilde Brandt
Actor
 Hans Junkermann
Hans Junkermann
Actor
 Anton De Verdier
Anton De Verdier
Actor
 Lilly Jacobson
Lilly Jacobson
Actor
 Fritz Achterberg
Fritz Achterberg
Actor