Hamlet
Brief Synopsis
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A trimmed-down adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. After seeing his father's ghost, a young prince has reason to believe that his father was murdered by his uncle, who then took the throne and married Hamlet's mother. The story relates his struggle of conscience as he contemplates revenge
Cast & Crew
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Franz Peter Wirth
Director
Maximilian Schell
Hamlet
Hans Caninberg
Claudius
Wanda Rotha
Gertrude
Dunja Movar
Ophelia
Franz Schafheitlin
Polonius
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Tucson, Arizona, opening: 13 Feb 1968
Production Company
Bavaria Atelier
Distribution Company
Emerson Film Enterprises
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603), as translated by August von Schlegel (Berlin, 1947).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The film is an adaptation, substantially altered from the original, of Shakespeare's tragedy. Speeches have been deleted or delivered by different characters, and many roles have been eliminated entirely.
Director
Franz Peter Wirth
Director
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Hamlet
Hans Caninberg
Claudius
Wanda Rotha
Gertrude
Dunja Movar
Ophelia
Franz Schafheitlin
Polonius
Dieter Kirchlechner
Laertes
Karl Michael Vogler
Horatio
Eckard Dux
Rosencrantz
Herbert Botticher
Guildenstern
Karl Lieffen
Osric
Rolf Boysen
Bernardo
Michael Paryla
Francisco
Alexander Engel
The Ghost
Adolf Gerstung
1st player
Paul Verhoeven
Gravedigger
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Tucson, Arizona, opening: 13 Feb 1968
Production Company
Bavaria Atelier
Distribution Company
Emerson Film Enterprises
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (London, 1601, published 1603), as translated by August von Schlegel (Berlin, 1947).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Produced in 1960 for West German television; running time: 130 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 17, 1970
Telecast as a presentation of "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
