| Hamlet Goes Business | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Based on | Hamlet by William Shakespeare (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Edited by | Raija Talvio |
Production company | Villealfa Filmproductions |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Hamlet Goes Business (Finnish: Hamlet liikemaailmassa) is a 1987 Finnish comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.[1][2][3] It is based on William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, but the events are housed in a modern Finnish wood processing family business.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Hamlet Goes Business". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ Mark Thornton Burnett (4 October 2012). Shakespeare and World Cinema. Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-107-00331-6.
- ^ David Bevington (23 June 2011). Murder Most Foul: Hamlet Through the Ages. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-19-162054-6.