SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

German audio recording of Hamlet produced in the GDR. Directed by Hans Anselm Perten with Gerd Micheel in the title role and Perten as Claudius.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Audio

Recording date

15 Jul 1963

Duration

149 mins

Credits

Director

Hans Anselm Perten

Writer

A.W. von Schlegel; William Shakespeare

Editor

Armin-Gerd Kuckhoff

Music

Wolfgang Bayer

Cast

Gerd Micheel	Hamlet
Hans Anselm Perten	Claudius
Senta Bonacker	Gertrude
Fritz Süßenbach	Polonius
Lissy Tempelhof	Ophelia
Dieter Unruh	Horatio
Ernst Heise	Sailor
Ernst Steiner	Francisco
Fritz Bartholdt	Barnardo
Georg Lichtenstein	Nobleman
Hans Klering	Gravedigger (1)
Helmut Grell	Captain
Hermann Wagemann	Priest
Horst Ziethen	Osric
Jac Diel	Servant
Jan Franz Krüger	Fortinbras
Kurt Wetzel	Player King
Lothar Krompholz	Laertes
Manfred Remschel	Lucianus
Ralph Borgwardt	Rosencrantz
Siegfried Kellermann	Voltemand
Ulrich Voß	Ambassador
Ursula Figelius	Player Queen
Walter Eckardt-Martens	Prologue
Walter Müller	Gravedigger (2)
Wilfried Kretschmer	Marcellus
Wolfgang Greese	Guildenstern

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Originally produced as LP for LITERA, a label of the GDR record company VEB DEUTSCHE SCHALLPLATTEN BERLIN that was closed down in 1990. Commercially available as part of the 40-CD compilation SHAKESPEARE BOX-WERKE, published by Random House Audio (see separate entry).

History

Recorded in Rostock, Germany, from 1/7/1963-15/7/1963.

Textual information

Translated by August Wilhelm von Schlegel.

Reviews

Source: LITERA catalogue http://www.ddr-hoerspiele.net/3-lp/hamlet.html (accessed 13/8/2008).

Production Company

Name

Litera