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Hamlet

Play trailer Hamlet TV-G,  1960,  2h 0m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After returning home to find his father dead and the court in disarray, Hamlet (Maximilian Schell), the Prince of Denmark, is informed by his father's ghost (Alexander Engel) that the death was murder, not illness. Hamlet undertakes a mission to avenge his father by ferreting out the killer, Claudius (Hans Caninenberg), who now sits on the throne and is married to Hamlet's mother, Gertrud (Wanda Rotha). But Hamlet's brooding inaction and doubts about his sanity complicate his revenge.
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Franz Peter Wirth

Director

Maximilian Schell

Hamlet

Hans Caninenberg

Claudius

Wanda Rotha

Gertrude

Dunja Movar

Ophelia

Franz Schafheitlin

Polonius

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Synopsis After returning home to find his father dead and the court in disarray, Hamlet (Maximilian Schell), the Prince of Denmark, is informed by his father's ghost (Alexander Engel) that the death was murder, not illness. Hamlet undertakes a mission to avenge his father by ferreting out the killer, Claudius (Hans Caninenberg), who now sits on the throne and is married to Hamlet's mother, Gertrud (Wanda Rotha). But Hamlet's brooding inaction and doubts about his sanity complicate his revenge.
Director
Franz Peter Wirth
Producer
Hans Gottschalk
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m
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