
Hamlet
Drama
Overview
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.
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Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen
Hamlet
Asta Nielsen
Hamlet
Heinz Stieda
Heinz Stieda
Horatio
Heinz Stieda
Horatio
Eduard von Winterstein
Eduard von Winterstein
Claudius
Eduard von Winterstein
Claudius
Paul Conradi
Paul Conradi
Paul Conradi
Mathilde Brandt
Mathilde Brandt
Mathilde Brandt


Hans Junkermann
Hans Junkermann
Hans Junkermann


Anton De Verdier
Anton De Verdier
Anton De Verdier


Lilly Jacobson
Lilly Jacobson
Lilly Jacobson
Fritz Achterberg
Fritz Achterberg
Fritz Achterberg
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