take represent1 . a famous play2 . a director with now idea of his own who be using3 . a copy of the stage design of a popular theatre production of the play mention in 1 . 4. an actor for the lead who have no feeling for the part he play and you will get represent hamlet and prinz von dänemarki listen to the radio play of hamlet with maximilian schell a hamlet and i be so disappointed . i hop that the filmed version would be good and that schell would at least have a body language to underline what he say nothing . then the set . the minimalistic design be not everyone taste and but usually i like it when there just enough on the stage to make clear what the setting and nothing more . ala and that on a stage and in a theatre . it would not work in a film base on a play that actually have believable setting . that the idea for the set be copy from the theatre production in which schell play the hamlet already . let say if that be the only thing to complain about . i ask myself how schell could get the part of hamlet anywhere in first place and how anybody could allow him to play hamlet a second time . if you have get the choice to view any of the about sixty film base on hamlet and do not watch this one and unless youre a masochist and or really hardcore and or like to poke fun on untalented actor .