Hamlet

Hamlet

1921 · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

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.

Directed by Svend Gade · Written by Erwin Gepard

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