Martin As Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Fiction comedy short. Martin, in costume, prepares to rehearse the part of Hamlet. The servants are convinced he is mad and have him taken to the police station. Addressing them in Elizabethan language he convinces the police officer that the servants are right and he is put in gaol. His wife eventually turns up to give explanations and Martin is released. No cast or credit details known.
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1914
- Duration
- 8 mins; 718 feet
- Availability
- Presumed a lost film.
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The film was released in the UK 1 June 1914 and distributed by Cosmopolitan. The German release title has not been found.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968), p. 200-1.
Production Company
- Name
Neue
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Martin As Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68834 (Accessed 23 Apr 2026)