Hamlet (1913 film)
| Hamlet | |
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 Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, and S. A. Cookson as Horatio in Hamlet (1913) | |
| Directed by | Hay Plumb |
| Based on | Hamlet 1599 play by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Cecil Hepworth |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
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Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Hamlet is a 1913 British silent drama film directed by Hay Plumb and starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude Elliott and Walter Ringham.[1] It is an adaptation of the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare made by the Hepworth Company and based on the Drury Lane Theatre's 1913 staging of the work.
Plot
After the Ghost of his father appears, Hamlet (Forbes) kills his stepfather, but dies after sustaining fatal battle wounds.
Cast
- Johnston Forbes-Robertson - Hamlet
- Gertrude Elliott - Ophelia
- Walter Ringham - Claudius
- Adeleine Bourne - Gertrude
- J.H. Barnes - Polonius
- S.A. Cookson - Horatio
- Alex Scott-Gatty - Laertes
- Grendon Bentley - Fortinbras
- Montagu Rutherford - Priest
- J.H. Ryley - A Gravedigger
- Percy Rhodes - The Ghost
- Robert Atkins - Marcellus
- Eric Adeney - Reynaldo
- Richard Andean - Second Player
- George Hayes - Osric
- S.T. Pearce - Second Gravedigger
- Olive Richardson - Player Queen
- E.A. Ross - Guildenstern
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamlet (1913 film).
- Hamlet at IMDb
- Program poster for a screening of the film(Wayback retrieval)
