The Hamlet here is one of the great actors from early in the last century, Sir Jonston Forbes-Robertson. A portion of this film, the act 5 duel between Hamlet and Laertes, is excerpted in the opening credits of "Theatre of Blood". Forbes-Robertson worked primarily as a stage actor and toured much of the English speaking world in Shakespeare and Shaw with his wife acting opposite him. She is the Ophelia in this film.
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hepworth24 4 years ago
The Hamlet here is one of the great actors from early in the last century, Sir Jonston Forbes-Robertson. A portion of this film, the act 5 duel between Hamlet and Laertes, is excerpted in the opening credits of "Theatre of Blood". Forbes-Robertson worked primarily as a stage actor and toured much of the English speaking world in Shakespeare and Shaw with his wife acting opposite him. She is the Ophelia in this film.
danlquilp 4 years ago