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Hamlet (1917)

Hamlet poster
Original title
Amleto
Directed by
Eleuterio Rodolfi
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Italy
Runtime
47 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. A young prince learns that his uncle murdered his father and then married his mother. He pretends to be mad as he tries to get proof and take revenge.

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What happens

Hamlet (Italian:Amleto) is a 1917 Italian silent drama film directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi and starring Ruggero Ruggeri, Helena Makowska and Mercedes Brignone. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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