Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Hamlet
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Setting
Set in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and Helsingør
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Music
Music by Giuseppe Becce
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Curt Courant and Axel Graatkjær
Details
- Directors
- Writer
- Erwin GepardWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 27, 1921
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
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