Summaries

An interpretation of Hamlet finds the heir Claudius Steel Works struggling with his mother's to uncle Van Eyk in a sterile industrial post-WW2 West Germany.

Details

Keywords
  • ghost
  • foreign language adaptation
  • based on play
  • shakespeare's hamlet
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jul 21, 1959
Countries of origin West Germany
Language English German
Filming locations Atelier Hamburg-Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Production companies Real-Film GmbH Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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