Hamlet

Synopsis

Finnish television adaptation of Hamlet with Heikki Kinnunen in the title role. The entry on the International Movie Database notes that the play is ‘set partly in spectacular natural caves and partly in modern dress in contemporary Helsinki’.

Language

Finnish

Country

Finland

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Jotaarkka Pennanen

Producer

Terttu Talonen

Cinematographer

Arto Roysko

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Matti Bergstrom; Pirjo Bergstrom

Production Design

Kalevi Liski

Costume

Satu-Marja Nygren

Adaptor for Television

Jotaarkka Pennanen

Cast

Eero Melasniemi
Hannu Happonen
Heikki Kinnunen
Heikki Maattanen
Ismo Saario
Kai Lehtinen
Kari Kinnaslamoi
Markku Blomqvist
Markku Toikka
Matti Oravisto
Mikko Kivinen
Ona Kamu
Ossi Ahlapuro
Paavo Pentikainen
Seela Sella
Seppe Paakkonen
Vesa Makela
Voitto Nurmi

Production Company

Name

Interactive Film Productions

Name

Yleisradio

Archive

Name

National Audiovisual Archive, Finland

Email

sea@sea.fi

Web

http://www.sea.fi External site opens in new window

Phone

+358-9-615 400

Fax

+359-9-6154 0242

Address

Box 177
Pursimiehenkatu 29-31
Helsinki
Finland

Notes

The named changed to National Audiovisual Archive from Finnish Film Archive in January 2008.