Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.

Date of release
1991-02-08
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (335)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Tom Stoppard

Casting

  • Gary Oldman — Rosencrantz
  • Tim Roth — Guildenstern
  • Richard Dreyfuss — The Player
  • Iain Glen — Hamlet
  • Ian Richardson — Polonius
  • Donald Sumpter — Claudius
  • Joanna Miles — Gertrude
  • Joanna Roth — Ophelia
  • John Burgess — Ambassador from England
  • Livio Badurina — Tragedian (Alfred)
  • Tomislav Maretic — Tragedian
  • Mare Mlacnik — Tragedian

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