Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Hamlet (1907, Georges Méliès)
| Title | Hamlet |
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| Year | 1907 |
| Release Locations | France |
| Director | Georges Méliès |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 10 mins |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (scene(s)) |
Description
The celebrated Georges Méliès, pioneering French movie maker, put himself in this film as Hamlet in the graveyard scene. The film is lost but a summary of it by Gaston Méliès, Georges' brother and U.S. agent, happily survives in Ball's splendid book (34)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Hamlet | Georges Méliès |
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Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Georges Méliès |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell