''I, Hamlet'' (Italian: ''Io, Amleto'') is a 1952 Italian
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Giorgio Simonelli
Giorgio Simonelli (14 November 1901 Birth name: Giorgio Simonelli. – 3 October 1966), was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and journalist.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Simonelli got a high school diploma in business studies, ...
and starring
Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amate ...
,
Franca Marzi and
Rossana Podestà
Rossana Podestà (born Carla Dora Podestà; 20 June 1934 – 10 December 2013) was an Italian actress who worked mainly in Italy from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Biography
Podestà was born in Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli in the Italian colony of Italia ...
. A parody of
William Shakespeare
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's tragedy ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
'',
its lack of commercial success led the newly formed production company Macario Film to a rapid bankruptcy.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
s
Arrigo Breschi and
Saverio D'Eugenio. It was shot at the
Safa Palatino Studios The Safa Palatino Studios are a complex of film and television studios in the Italian capital Rome. It is owned by Mediaset, who use it for the production of television programmes.
Historically, the site was used as a film studio from the 1930s to ...
in
Rome
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.
Cast
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Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amate ...
as Hamlet
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Franca Marzi as Valchiria
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Rossana Podestà
Rossana Podestà (born Carla Dora Podestà; 20 June 1934 – 10 December 2013) was an Italian actress who worked mainly in Italy from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Biography
Podestà was born in Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli in the Italian colony of Italia ...
as Ophelia
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Adriano Rimoldi as Laertes
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Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 1 ...
as King Claudius
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Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini (6 August 1923 – 27 July 2008) was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appeared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005. In Luigi Comencini's 19 ...
as Queen Gertrude
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Giuseppe Porelli
Giuseppe Porelli (24 November 1897 – 5 March 1982) was an Italian stage, film and television actor.
Life and career
Born Giuseppe Porcelli in Naples, he graduated from the Istituto Tecnico and became an employee of Ferrovie dello Stato. W ...
as Polonius
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Virgilio Riento
Virgilio Riento (29 November 1889 – 7 September 1959) was an Italian actor and comedian. He appeared in 108 films between 1936 and 1959.
Life and career
The son of a theatrical impresario, Riento made his debut on stage as a child, as a ...
as Anturius
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Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo (30 April 1907 – 26 July 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo.
A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in It ...
as Horatio
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Silvio Noto as Rosadorno
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Sergio Bergonzelli
Sergio Bergonzelli (25 August 1924 – 24 September 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Biography
Born in Alba, Piedmont, Alba, Cuneo, Bergonzelli graduated in philosophy, then he started working as an actor with t ...
as Fencing Master
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Guido Riccioli
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as Jorik il buffone
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Manlio Busoni as Ambasciatore d'Inghilterra
* Giancarla Vessio as Ausonia
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Giovanni Onorato
Giovanni Onorato (February 7, 1910 - February 23, 1960) was an Italian film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.85 He was the father of the actor Glauco Onorato and the cinematographer Marco Onorato.
Selected filmography
* '' La stella del cinema'' (1931)
* ...
as Guardia reale
References
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1952 films
1950s Italian-language films
Films directed by Giorgio Simonelli
Films based on Hamlet
Italian parody films
Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari
Films with screenplays by Giovanni Grimaldi
Films with screenplays by Mario Amendola
Italian comedy films
1952 comedy films
Italian black-and-white films
Films shot at Palatino Studios
1950s Italian films
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