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Asta Nielsen.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Hamlet
(1920) Germany
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Sven Gade and Heinz Schall
Cast: Asta Nielsen [Hamlet, Prince of Denmark], Lilly Jacobson [Ophelia], Eduard von Winterstein [Claudius], Mathilde Brandt [Gertrude], Anton de Verdier [Laertes], Heinz Steida [Horatio], Hans Junkermann [Polonius], Fritz Achterberg [Fortinbras], Paul Conradi [Hamlet, King of Denmark]
Art-Film Aktiengesellschaft production. / Produced by Asta Nielsen. Scenario by Erwin Gepard, from a book by E. Vining. Art direction by Siegfried Wroblewsky and Sven Gade. Costume design by Hugo Baruch and Leopold Verch. Cinematography by Curt Curant and Axel Graatkjaer. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Finland on 10 January 1921. The film was released in Germany on 27 January 1921. The film was released in the USA on 7 November 1921. According to Bardèche-History p. 194, the scenario was adapted from old Nordic legends and not from the Shakespeare play. The film was reconstructed by Deutsches Filminstitut in 2007.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 September 2013.
References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 288d, 386; Bardèche-History p. 194; Card-Seductive pp. 37, 39; Sinyard-Silent p. 158 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Bob Fontenrose and Thomas Kunze.
Home video: DVD.
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