Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge (1920, Svend Gade)
| Title | Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge |
|---|---|
| Year | 1920 |
| Release Locations | Germany |
| Director | Svend Gade |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 18 mins |
| Audience | college and university |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (adaptation) |
Description
One of the very best silent Shakespeare films, this Hamlet yet plays havoc with the common understanding of the Prince of Denmark's story. Based on Edward P. Vining's eccentric book, The Mystery of Hamlet (Philadelphia, 1881), it features a prince who, though actually a woman, for reasons of state has been raised by Gertrude as a young man. Burdened with this secret, Hamlet at Wittenberg falls in love with Horatio. Naturally Hamlet rejects Ophelia but still feels pangs of jealousy when Horatio falls in love with Ophelia. Only at Hamlet's death when Horatio holds her in his arms is the prince's true gender revealed
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
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Svend Gade |
|---|---|
| Director | Heinz Schall |
| Costumes | Hugo Baruch |
| Costumes | L Verch |
| Photography | Curt Courant |
| Photography | Axel Graatkajer |
Company Overview
| Producer | Art-Film |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell