Prince of Jutland
- Alternative title
- Royal Deceit
- Synopsis
- An interpretation of the Hamlet story, based on the 6th-century Danish source Chronicle of Saxo Grammaticus, a possible source for Shakespeare’s play. Prince Amled (Bale) witnesses his father’s murder and feigns madness while he plans his revenge. Later he arrives in England and marries the English princess (Beckinsale) and, after killing his uncle, inherits the throne.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany; Denmark; France; Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1993
- Duration
- 106 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gabriel Axel
- Producer
- Kees Kasander
- Cinematographer
- Henning Kristiansen
- Writer
- Erik Kjersgaard
- Screenplay
- Gabriel Axel
- Music
- Per Nørgaard
- Production Design
- Sven Wichmann
- Costume
- Gisele Tanalias
- Cast
Christian Bale Amled (Hamlet) Gabriel Byrne Fenge (Claudius) Helen Mirren Geruth (Gertrude) Kate Beckinsale Ethel (Ophelia) Brian Cox Aethelwine Freddie Jones Bjorn
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Dark Ages
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The film was previewed at the ‘Shakespeare on Film’ season as part of the Everybody’s Shakespeare International Festival, at the Barbican Centre, London on November 5 1994. Miramax bought the US distribution rights but never released the film theatrically. A subsequent US video release added a voiceover and cut the running time to 85mins.
- Reviews
- Kahan, J. ‘Royal Deceit’. Shakespeare Bulletin 19.1 (2001) , p.43.
Production Company
- Name
Films Roses
- Name
Woodline Films
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Prince of Jutland". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/17273 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)