Hamlet (1961 film)

Hamlet is a 1961 German film directed by Franz Peter Wirth. It stars Maximilian Schell as Hamlet.

Bill Gibron, writing for DVD Verdict, said that In the literary life, you either love Shakespeare or you dont, and the Germans definitely do not. This 1960 television version of the Bards brainchild is so cold and calculated its like Berlin in February. FlickFilosopher wrote that this is a take on Hamlet that could otherwise be construed as cruel and unusual punishment. Kevin Murphy wrote, Leave it to Germany to turn a bleak brooding play into an even bleaker, broodinger movieoftheweek for German television. This thing, made in the early 60s, has were still really sorry for the war and feel terrible all over it.Hamlet was dubbed into English under the supervision of Edward Dmytryk. Maximillian Schell provided his own voice among the other actors used for the dub were Ricardo Montalbn and John Banner. This dub was later featured in a seasonepisode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. ........

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