Hamlet Goes Business

Hamlet Goes Business

1987•1h 29m•6.7/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(50)

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?

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Production

Villealfa Filmproductions

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Hamlet

Esko Salminen

Esko Salminen

Klaus

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Ofelia

Elina Salo

Elina Salo

Gertrud

Esko Nikkari

Esko Nikkari

Polonius

Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Lauri Polonius

Puntti Valtonen

Simo

Mari Rantasila

Mari Rantasila

Helena

Turo Pajala

Turo Pajala

Rosencranz

Aake Kalliala

Aake Kalliala

Gyldenstern

Pentti Auer

Pentti Auer

Father / Ghost

Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Guard

Vesa Mäkelä

Vesa Mäkelä

Doctor

Maija Leino

Actress

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

Actor

Vesa Vierikko

Vesa Vierikko

Actor

Miitta Sorvali

Miitta Sorvali

Actress

Erkki Astala

Erkki Astala

Butler

Tokela

Singer (Melrose)

Repa

Double Bass (Melrose)

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