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Hamlet

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Princess Hamlet desires Horatio and has a rivalry with Ophelia.

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Variety Staff Variety 12/11/2020
Miss Nielsen's abilities are exceptional, but they are not the type to enrapture the American public. Go to Full Review Mabel McElliott New York Daily News 12/11/2020
Miss Nielsen is a fine and gifted player, rich in resources, beautiful in a delicately chiseled fashion. Go to Full Review NYT Staff New York Times 07/07/2020
The Nielsen-Gade Hamlet is an extraordinary work. It does not need to apologize to any production that has come from a foreign or domestic studio since the invention of motion pictures. It holds a secure place in the class with the best. Go to Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE 10/05/2021
The rest of the acting, however, tends to support Shakespeare's statement that something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Go to Full Review Shadow Stage Photoplay 12/11/2020
Asta Nielsen in the leading role is remarkably good. Go to Full Review Francisco J. Ariza Cine-Mundial 12/11/2020
Asta Nielsen's work, withfrom director Sven Gade and the many who collaborate with them, is simply extraordinary. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/17/2011 chociaz bez "to be or not to be" i bez czaszki Yoricka, to zdecydowanie jedna z najlepszych adaptacji i stanowczo najciekawsza (re)interpretacja tragedii Shakespeare'a: Hamlet to kobieta, zmuszona do bycia mezczyzna. znakomity scenariusz, zreczna rezyseria, swietne zdjecia i zjawiskowa Asta Nielsen, cudownie androgyniczna, ale przede wszystkim prawdziwa wirtuozerka aktorstwa, zaskakujaco wspolczesnego jak na film z 1921 roku. jezeli waham sie przed przyznaniem pelnych pieciu gwiazdek, to tylko ze wzgledu na zupelnie niepotrzebna scene zabojstwa Klaudiusza jeszcze przed finalowym pojedynkiem. See more 11/12/2007 This is an exceedingly weird movie, but a reasonably good one. Take my advice and watch it in sections though - two hours of silent movie music are more than anyone should ever have to deal with. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Svend Gade

Director

Heinz Schall

Director

Asta Nielsen

Hamlet

Lilly Jacobson

Ophelia

Eduard von Winterstein

Claudius

Mathilde Brandt

Königin Gertrude
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Movie Info

Synopsis Princess Hamlet desires Horatio and has a rivalry with Ophelia.
Director
Svend Gade, Heinz Schall
Producer
Asta Nielsen
Genre
Drama
Runtime
2h 11m