Yorick's Skull
Category
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Yorickova lebkaCzech title
Yorickova lebkaEnglish title
Yorick's SkullWorking title
Jorickova lebkaSynopsis
A drama about a famous actor who, while studying the role of Hamlet, begins to think that Yorick's skull is that of his one-time friend and rival in love; this suggestion excites him so much so that he becomes ill. After his seemingly successful recovery in a santorium, he again returns to work. During a performance of Othello his psychological illness returns and, before the audience's very eyes, he strangles his wife, who is playing Desdemona. (According to an article appearing in the press at the time the film was made.)
Note
The film materials are believed lost.
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Cast
Miloš Nový
tragéd Loris Relský
Eva Vrchlická
Eva Relská
Eduard Kohout
malíř Roman Hajský
Alexander Třebovský
psychiatr MUDr. Klár
Karel Váňa
rekvizitář divadla
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Director
Screenstory
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Production info
Original Title
Yorickova lebka
Czech Title
Yorickova lebka
English Title
Yorick's Skull
Working Title
Jorickova lebka
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1919
Production Year
1919
Premiere
premiere 9 January 1920 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Minuta, Praha)
Production
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Distribution
Technical info
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
