CinemaOSMovie · 1991 · 1h 57m · PG
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

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

69%(336)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byTom Stoppard

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
EN
Released
February 8, 1991
Budget
$2,500,000
Revenue
$805,104
Studios
ThirteenBrandenberg

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Rosencrantz

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Guildenstern

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

The Player

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Hamlet

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Polonius

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Claudius

Joanna Miles

Joanna Miles

Gertrude

Joanna Roth

Ophelia

John Burgess

Ambassador from England

Livio Badurina

Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

Creative team
Directed by
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
Written by
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg
Michael Brandman

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