A free adaptation of Shakespeare′s drama. The Danish queen masquerades her daughter as a boy, and thus, the girl lives her life as 'Prince' Hamlet. Her father poisoned by a venomous snake placed by the treacherous Claudius, Hamlet fakes madness to investigate without suspicion.
Released: Jan 27, 1921
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Asta Nielsen, Heinz Stieda, Eduard von Winterstein, Paul Conradi, Mathilde Brandt, Hans Junkermann
Crew: Svend Gade (Director), Heinz Schall (Director), Erwin Gepard (Writer), Curt Courant (Director of Photography), Hugo Baruch (Costume Design), Leopold Verch (Costume Design)