SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Hamlet

Synopsis

Fiction short. A version of Hamlet.

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1908

Duration

c24; 855 feet

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The length of the film on release differs in the literature; this may be due to separate titling in the different countries. The length given in this record is for the British release version. The Wiesbaden brochure gives the director as Giuseppe de Liguoro but this is not verified in other sources. Ball believes Mario Caserini was in charge.

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p. 96-8, 326).

Production Company

Name

Cines

Archive

Name

Museum of Modern Art

Email

fsc@moma.org

Web

http://www.moma.org External site opens in new window

Phone

9212) 708-9613

Address

Celeste Bartos International Film Study Center
11 West 53 Street
New York, New York 10019-5497