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Hamlet (1961 Film)
''Hamlet'' (german: Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark, lit=Hamlet, Prince of Denmark) is a 1961 German mystery drama film directed by Franz Peter Wirth. The screenplay by Wirth is adapted from the William Shakespeare tragedy of the same name. Release The film was initially broadcast on television on 1 January 1961 in West Germany before being released theatrically in the United States in 1962. Plot Prince Hamlet of Denmark returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Cast * Maximilian Schell as Hamlet *Hans Caninenberg as Claudius * Wanda Rotha as Gertrude * as Ophelia *Franz Schafheitlin as Polonius * as Laertes *Karl Michael Vogler as Horatio *Eckart Dux as Rosencrantz * as Guildenstern *Karl Lieffen as Osric * as Bernardo * as Francisco *Alexander Engel as Ghost * as Actor *Paul Verhoeven as First gravedigger *Johannes Buzalski as Second gravedigger Reception Bill Gibron, writing for DVD Verdict, said that "In the literar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Peter Wirth
Franz Peter Wirth (22 September 1919 in Munich – 17 October 1999 in Berg, Upper Bavaria) was a German film director and screenwriter. His film '' Helden'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1958. Selected filmography Film *1958: ' — (based on '' The Deruga Case'' by Ricarda Huch) *1958: '' Arms and the Man'' — (based on '' Arms and the Man'' by George Bernard Shaw) *1959: ''People in the Net'' — (based on a story by Will Tremper) *1959: ' *1960: '' The Woman by the Dark Window'' *1961: '' Girl from Hong Kong'' — (based on a novel by ) *1963: ' — (based on a novel by Oliver Hassencamp) *1964: '' A Man in His Prime'' — (based on a novel by Rudolf Schneider) *1973: ' — (remake of ''It Started with Eve'') Television *1954: ''Das Brot des Malers Luschek'' – (screenplay by ) *1954: ''Oskar kommt mit der dritten Stadtbahn'' – (based on a radio play by Max Gundermann) *1954: ''Der Weihnachtsgast'' – (based on a play by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |