Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Fiction film. The first filmed version of Hamlet to be produced in England. For a detailed account of the complicated provenance of this film see Ball, especially pp.318-20.
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1910
- Duration
- c15; c1500 feet
- Availability
- A lost film.
Credits
- Director
- Will Barker
- Cast
Charles Raymond Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Ball notes (p.78) ‘The casting was not based on professional ability. A tall man was picked to play the Ghost; the Ophelia was selected because she could swim’. The picture was shot in less than six hours; Barker has said that the total cost was £180 and he made £600 from the film.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (pp77-8, 318-20).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68715 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)