Let the Devil Wear Black

Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)

A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.

Date of release
1999-01-01
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Director
Stacy Title

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Hamlet
  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

Let the Devil Wear Black is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Stacy Title and co-written by Title and her husband, actor Jonathan Penner. It is a modern retelling of the classic play Hamlet.

Background

The film is a modern-day version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet set in Los Angeles. Its promotional tagline is "Something is Rotten in the City of Angels."

The film reworks various Shakespearean plot devices. All of the language is modern. Comparisons are easy to spot between the play and the film if the person is familiar with the play. Even though it is based on Hamlet, Christopher Null of Film Critic said it still has enough originality. Before the film was rated, Joe Leydon of Variety said that a couple of relatively explicit sex scenes would have to be cut if the producers wanted an R rating.

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