Duel d’Hamlet, Le

Synopsis
A film of the final scene in Hamlet with Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet. The film depicts Hamlet’s body being caught by Horatio. The film also included a soundtrack (primarily of sound effects) synchronised with the action.
Country
France
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1900
Duration
3 mins; 174 feet

Credits

Director
Clément-Maurice
Cast
Sarah BernhardtHamlet
Pierre MagnierLaertes
Suzanne SeylorA page

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal

Notes

Notes
The copy held by the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin lasts 50 seconds. Another copy is believed to exist in the Cinémathèque Française but this has not been confirmed (7/2007). The clip is also included in SHAKESPEARE’S WOMEN (see separate catalogue entry).
History
The film was made for a presentation at the Universal Exposition in Paris, 1900.
Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 pp. 24-8, 29, 304-5, 306. Sadoul, Georges, Histoire Generale du Cinema. Vol. 1: L’Invention du Cinema, 1832-97, Paris 1946. pp186, 236-7.

Production Company

Name

Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre

Archive

Name

Deutsche Kinemathek

Email
filmverleih@deutsche-kinemathek.de
Web
http://www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+49-30-300 903-31
Fax
+49-30-300 903-13
Address
Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Potsdamer Straße 2
Berlin
10785
Germany

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Duel d’Hamlet, Le". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68565 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)