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
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
Archive
- Name
Deutsche Kinemathek
- 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)