Hamlet

Hamlet

Year: 1921

Runtime: 112 mins

Directors: Heinz Schall, Svend Gade

Drama

In this free adaptation of Shakespeare’s drama, the Danish queen disguises her daughter as a boy, raising her as “Prince” Hamlet. When her father is poisoned by a venomous snake placed by the treacherous Claudius, Hamlet pretends to be mad to investigate the murder without arousing suspicion.

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