Hamlet Goes Business

Aug 21, 1987

1h 29m

★ 6.7

Overview

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Villealfa Filmproductions

Hamlet Goes Business Trailers

Cast

Hamlet

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Klaus

Esko Salminen

Ofelia

Kati Outinen

Gertrud

Elina Salo

Polonius

Esko Nikkari

Lauri Polonius

Kari Väänänen

Simo

Puntti Valtonen

Helena

Mari Rantasila

Rosencranz

Turo Pajala

Gyldenstern

Aake Kalliala

Father / Ghost

Pentti Auer

Guard

Matti Pellonpää

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