TMDb Rating
7.1/10
18 verified votes
Hamlet (1921)
Drama
112 min
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
DramaSvend GadeAsta NielsenHeinz Stieda1921
Director
Svend Gade
Top Cast
Asta NielsenHeinz StiedaEduard von WintersteinPaul ConradiMathilde Brandt
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