Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.
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- TriviaIn the English version the voice of Claudius is dubbed by Ricardo Montalban.
- GoofsTowards the end of the "What time is it?" scene the boom mic is clearly visible in the top left hand corner of the screen.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
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C'mon, everyone - what's wrong with this one?
"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.
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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- Mike Sh.
- Oct 31, 1999
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- Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark
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- Runtime2 hours 32 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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