A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

Synopsis

A corrupt village commissar insists on mounting a production of Hamlet. The clever local teacher, however, casts the son of a man framed for theft as Hamlet, and the commissar as the usurping king, leading to a climax of truly Shakespearean proportions.

Director

Krsto Papić

Written by

Ivo Brešan

Music

Đelo Jusić

Studio

Jadran Film

Released

31 May 1974

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Romance