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Hamlet (1921)
131 min | Drama

Hamlet (1921)

131 min | Drama

Danish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen formed her own production company to make this film, in which new elements are combined with features (and a few lines) familiar from Shakespeare's version of the legend. The most important of these ...See moreDanish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen formed her own production company to make this film, in which new elements are combined with features (and a few lines) familiar from Shakespeare's version of the legend. The most important of these changes sees Hamlet made into a female character - a princess forced to masquerade as a man by her scheming mother; from this follows Hamlet's secret passion for Horatio and rivalry with Ophelia for his love. Queen Gertrude is here presented as conspiring in her first husband's murder, and the old king's ghost does not appear - young Hamlet merely hears a voice from the tomb and (apparently) dreams of him. In addition, Hamlet now kills Claudius (in a fire) immediately upon returning from Norway with an army led by old school- friend Fortinbras, and it falls to Gertrude to engineer Hamlet's death in the fencing match as well as kill herself by accidentally drinking the poisoned wine. Written by Mark Doran See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Asta Nielsen Hamlet Hamlet See fewer	The Joyless Street (1925)
Paul Conradi König Hamlet König Hamlet See fewer	Der Mann mit den sieben Masken (1918)
Mathilde Brandt Königin Gertrude Königin Gertrude See fewer	Der fliegende Tod (1920)
Eduard von Winterstein Claudius (as E. von Winterstein) Claudius (as E. von Winterstein) See fewer	The Blue Angel (1930)
Heinz Stieda Horatio Horatio See fewer	Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße - 2. Teil (1920)
Hans Junkermann Polonius Polonius See fewer	Die Fledermaus (1931)
Anton de Verdier Laertes Laertes See fewer	Nattens Mysterium (1917)
Lilly Jacobson Ophelia (as Lilly Jacobsson) Ophelia (as Lilly Jacobsson) See fewer	A Trip to Mars (1918)
Fritz Achterberg Fortinbras, Fortinbras, See fewer	Die silberne Kugel (1916)