Intikam Melegi

Alternative title

Female Hamlet Kadim Hamlet The Angel of Vengeance - The Female Hamlet

Synopsis

Feature film. Low budget, independent film in which Hamlet is played by a woman (often in male dress) and Ophelia by a man. The film is set in contemporary Turkey; it maintains the outline of Hamlet while commenting on the social and political issues of the time.

Language

Turkish

Country

Turkey

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1977

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal

Credits

Director

Metin Erksan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Mertin Erksan

Music

Dmitri Shostakovich

Cast

Ahmet Sezerel
Ahmet Turgutlu
Ali Cagalogulu
Ayla Oranli
Baki Tamer
Coskun Gogen
Fatma Girik
Ihsan Gedik
Orcun Sonat
Reha Yurdakul
Senem Kayra
Sevda Ferdag
Yavuz Selekman
Yuksel Gozen

Production Company

Name

Ugur Film

Online Retailer

Name

superhappyfun.com

Web

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