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Director:
Franz Peter Wirth
Writers:
William Shakespeare (play)
A.W. von Schlegel (translation)
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Release Date:
1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
C'mon, everyone - what's wrong with this one? more

Cast

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Directed by
Franz Peter Wirth 
 
Writing credits
William Shakespeare (play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark")

A.W. von Schlegel (translation) (as A.W. v. Schlegel)

Franz Peter Wirth (written for television by)

Produced by
Hans Gottschalk .... producer
Weiler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Rolf Unkel 
 
Cinematography by
Kurt Gewissen 
Boris Goriup 
Hermann Gruber 
Rudolf H. Jakob 
 
Film Editing by
Adolf Schlyssleder 
 
Costume Design by
Gerd Richter 
 
Production Management
Lutz Hengst .... production manager
Helmut Ringelmann .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Guthke .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Gerd Richter .... scenic designer
 
Sound Department
Fred J. Brown .... sound editor: English version (as Fred Brown)
Rudolf Möller .... sound
Edward Dmytryk .... dubbing supervisor (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hamlet (USA)
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Runtime:
152 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film version was largely unknown in the U.S, and did not have the atrocious reputation it now has until it was riffed on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Laertes has a zipper down the back of his costume. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet (#11.9)" (1999) more

FAQ

Does director Paul Verhoeven appear in this TV movie?
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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
C'mon, everyone - what's wrong with this one?, 31 October 1999

"Hamlet" by William ("We all make his praise") Shakspeare is arguably the greatest play ever written - in fact, it's possibly the greatest work of literature ever written in the English language. Given these facts, imagine my surprise when Mystery Science Theater 3000 (the recently defunct TV show in which bad movies are goofed on by a janitor and his two robots) decided to give this their special treatment.

Specifically, they did this 1960 production for German Television, featuring the highly respected Maximilian Schell in the title role. Now laugh I as I did along with the jokes made at the movie's expense, I really can't see too much wrong with the movie. Herr Schell is more than credible as the Melancholy Dane, and the dark dreary scenery only serve to underscore the mood of the play and its characters. As for dialogue, well how could you possibly go wrong?

As for complaints that much of the play was missing, it must be remembered that our friends at Best Brains had to edit the movie (which as I understand, ran for about 3 hours) to fit their little TV show, which ran for 2 hours, including commercials.

I, for one, am inclined to cut this movie a good bit of slack.

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