Hamlet (1921)

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: Heinz Schall, Svend Gade

Starring: Asta Nielsen, Heinz Stieda, Eduard von Winterstein, Paul Conradi, Mathilde Brandt, Hans Junkermann

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