Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991·Movie·1h 57m
Comedy, Drama
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.
- Directed by
- Tom Stoppard
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 8 February 1991
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Gary Oldman
Rosencrantz
Tim Roth
Guildenstern
Richard Dreyfuss
The Player
Iain Glen
Hamlet
Ian Richardson
Polonius
Donald Sumpter
Claudius
Joanna Miles
Gertrude
- JR
Joanna Roth
Ophelia
- JB
John Burgess
Ambassador from England
Livio Badurina
Tragedian (Alfred)
- TM
Tomislav Maretic
Tragedian
- MM
Mare Mlacnik
Tragedian