Hamlet (1912 film)
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Hamlet is a 1912 British
silent
drama film
directed by Charles Raymond
and starring Raymond, Dorothy Foster
and Constance Backner. It was an adaptation of the play Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Charles Raymond
Charles Raymond
Charles Raymond was a British actor and film director of the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* Hamlet * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots * The Great London Mystery...
and starring Raymond, Dorothy Foster
Dorothy Foster
-Selected filmography:* Hamlet * The Gentleman Ranker * The Fishergirl of Cornwall * A Cornish Romance * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots...
and Constance Backner. It was an adaptation of the play Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
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Cast
- Charles RaymondCharles RaymondCharles Raymond was a British actor and film director of the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* Hamlet * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots * The Great London Mystery...
- Hamlet - Dorothy FosterDorothy Foster-Selected filmography:* Hamlet * The Gentleman Ranker * The Fishergirl of Cornwall * A Cornish Romance * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots...
- Ophelia - Constance Backner - Gertrude