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Hamlet is a 1961 German mystery drama film directed by Franz Peter Wirth. The screenplay by Wirth is adapted from the William Shakespeare tragedy of the same name. The film was initially broadcast on television on 1 January 1961 in West Germany before being released theatrically in the United States in 1962.
Original Release
01/01/1961
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Hamlet |
| Hans Caninenberg | Claudius |
| Wanda Rotha | Gertrude |
| Dunja Movar | Ophelia |
| Franz Schafheitlin | Polonius |
| Dieter Kirchlechner | Laertes |
| Karl Michael Vogler | Horatio |
| Eckart Dux | Rosencrantz |
| Herbert Bötticher | Guildenstern |
| Karl Lieffen | Osric |
Directors
Writers
Franz Peter Wirth, William Shakespeare
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Hamlet |
| Hans Caninenberg | Claudius |
| Wanda Rotha | Gertrude |
| Dunja Movar | Ophelia |
| Franz Schafheitlin | Polonius |
| Dieter Kirchlechner | Laertes |
| Karl Michael Vogler | Horatio |
| Eckart Dux | Rosencrantz |
| Herbert Bötticher | Guildenstern |
| Karl Lieffen | Osric |
| Rolf Boysen | Bernardo |
| Michael Paryla | Francisco |
| Alexander Engel | Geist |
| Adolf Gerstung | Schauspieler |
| Paul Verhoeven | Erster Totengräber |
| Johannes Buzalski | Zweiter Totengräber |
| Ursula Wolff | |
| Günter Becker | |
| Werner Heyking | |
| Uli Steigberg |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hans Gottschalk | Producer |
