Drama · Germany · 1921 · 1h 52m

Hamlet

Hamlet poster
Director
Svend GadeHeinz Schall
Cast
Asta Nielsen as Hamlet Heinz Stieda as Horatio Eduard von Winterstein as Claudius Paul Conradi as Mathilde Brandt as Hans Junkermann as
Crew
Curt Courant — Director of Photography Axel Graatkjær — Director of Photography Erwin Gepard — Writer Asta Nielsen — Producer Hugo Baruch — Costume Design Leopold Verch — Costume Design
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.

Key Collaborators
Svend Gade Director Heinz Schall Director Curt Courant Director of Photography Axel Graatkjær Director of Photography Erwin Gepard Writer Asta Nielsen Producer Hugo Baruch Costume Design Leopold Verch Costume Design
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