Hamlet

Hamlet

Deutschland 1920/1921,

Quelle: DIF
Asta Nielsen

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Synopsis

Hamlet
Free adaptation of Shakespeare′s drama: The Danish queen masquerades her daughter as a boy. Thus, the girl lives her whole life as Prince Hamlet. When the King is killed in an assault by Hamlet′s uncle, Hamlet seeks revenge. His friend Horatio, whom Hamlet secretly loves, is the only one who is let in on the revenge plans. When Hamlet is killed in the end Horatio finally finds out that the Prince was a woman.

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Credits

Director:Svend Gade, Heinz Schall
Screenplay:Erwin Gepard
Director of photography:Curt Courant, Axel Graatkjær
  
Cast: 
Asta NielsenPrinz Hamlet
Paul ConradiKönig Hamlet von Dänemark
Mathilde BrandtKönigin Gertrude
Eduard von WintersteinClaudius
Heinz StiedaHoratio
Hans JunkermannPolonius
Anton de VerdierPolonius' Sohn Laertes
Lily JacobssonPolonius' Tochter Ophelia
Fritz AchterbergKönig Fortinbras von Norwegen
  
Production company:Art-Film GmbH (Berlin)
Producer:Asta Nielsen

All Credits

Director:Svend Gade, Heinz Schall
Screenplay:Erwin Gepard
Story:Edward E. Vining (Nach der Hamletsage des 12. Jahrhunderts)
Director of photography:Curt Courant, Axel Graatkjær
Production design:Siegfried Wroblewsky, Svend Gade (Entwürfe)
Costume design:Hugo Baruch, Leopold Verch
  
Cast: 
Asta NielsenPrinz Hamlet
Paul ConradiKönig Hamlet von Dänemark
Mathilde BrandtKönigin Gertrude
Eduard von WintersteinClaudius
Heinz StiedaHoratio
Hans JunkermannPolonius
Anton de VerdierPolonius' Sohn Laertes
Lily JacobssonPolonius' Tochter Ophelia
Fritz AchterbergKönig Fortinbras von Norwegen
  
Production company:Art-Film GmbH (Berlin)
Producer:Asta Nielsen
Shoot:: Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal
Length:6 Akte, 2367 m
Format:35mm, 1:1,33
Picture/Sound:s/w, stumm
Rating:Zensur (DE): 10.11.1920, B.00715, Jugendverbot
Screening:Voraufführung (DE): 27.01.1921, Hamburg, Schauburg am Hauptbahnhof;
Uraufführung (DE): 04.02.1921, Berlin, Mozartsaal

Titles

Originaltitel (DE) Hamlet
Untertitel Drama

Versions

Original

Length:6 Akte, 2367 m
Format:35mm, 1:1,33
Picture/Sound:s/w, stumm
Rating:Zensur (DE): 10.11.1920, B.00715, Jugendverbot
Screening:Voraufführung (DE): 27.01.1921, Hamburg, Schauburg am Hauptbahnhof;
Uraufführung (DE): 04.02.1921, Berlin, Mozartsaal
 

Verleihfassung

Length:6 Akte, 2258 m, 110 min
Format:35mm, 1:1,33
Picture/Sound:s/w - viragiert, stumm
Screening:Erstaufführung (DE): 10.02.2007, Berlin, IFF - Retrospektive Special Presentation;
TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 20.07.2007, Arte