Synopsis
The opening scene is in Elsinore, where a ghost is seen by the sentinels keeping guard on the battlements of the castle. This is related to Hamlet by his friend Horatio, who describes the spirit as much resembling the late King of Denmark, his deceased father, whom his Uncle Claudius is suspected to have murdered in order that the latter might usurp his throne. Uncle Claudius also married the queen, the mother of Hamlet, within a month after. Hamlet, moved by the narration of Horatio,…
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Details
- Director
- Hay Plumb
- Studio
- Hepworth
- Released
- 1913-09-22
- Running time
- 19 minutes
Cast & crew
- Hay Plumb Director
- Johnston Forbes-Robertson
- Walter Ringham
- S.A. Cookson
- J.H. Barnes
- Alex Scott-Gatty
- Percy Rhodes
- Grendon Bentley
- Montagu Rutherford
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Wrong Info · Flubly · 2024-01-27
This is an excerpt from the 1921 German adaptation starring actress Asta Nielsen and directed by Svend Gade. This is not the 1913 version directed by Hay Plumb, which is a British production and stars male actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson.
