About This Clip
Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge
Released in 1920, Svend Gade’s Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge stars Danish actress Asta Nielsen in the title role. Made in Germany, this 78 minute black and white silent film with English subtitles presents us with a Hamlet who, though actually a woman, is raised as a young man. The cast also includes Eduard von Winterstein, Mathilde Brandt, Anton de Verdier, Lilly Jacobssen, Hans Junkermann, Heinz Steida, Paul Conradi, and Fritz Achterberg.
Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge
Title:
Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge
Year:
1920
Director:
Gade, Svend | Productions
Play:
Hamlet
Language:
Silent
Type:
film
Venue:
Germany
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- Hamlet Project (references to Marowitz’s Hamlet) (Kim, Ara; 1999)
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- Intikam Melegi – Kadin Hamlet (The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet) (Erksan, Metin; 1977)
- The Tragedy of Prince Zi Dan (Revenge of the Prince) (Shi, Yu-kun; 2006)
- Wangzi fuchou ji (The Revenge of the Prince) (Su, Leci; 1994)
Thank you so much for making this available. I just recently learned it existed, and am fascinated. Do you know if there have been any adaptations of this? To dance or stage or anything?