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Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Hamlet
1917 0h 47m IT
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Synopsis
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The short film tells the story of Hamlet, who was forced to flee from the treachery of the usurper of the throne who had killed all the relatives of the young. But he will now return to the castle to avenge his father ...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ruggero Ruggeri
Hamlet
Helena Makowska
Ophelia
Mercedes Brignone
Gertrude
Martelli
Claudius
Armand Pouget
Gerardo Peña
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eleuterio Rodolfi
- Writers
- Eleuterio Rodolfi
- Languages
- Italian, No Language
- Countries
- Italy
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Eleuterio Rodolfi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2109 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, No Language.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Ruggero Ruggeri and Helena Makowska and Mercedes Brignone carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0008040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 47 min · 0h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB
- Hamlet (1917)
Also by
Eleuterio Rodolfi
Production companies
Who made it
- SO
Società Italiana Cines
IT
- RO
Rodolfifilm
Key crew
- CinematographyLuigi Fiorio
- Set DecorationAntonio Rovascelli
- Theatre PlayWilliam Shakespeare
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on play or musical
- hamlet
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1917-11-01
