Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991Rated6.91h 57mComedy, Drama

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.

Starring: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss

Cast

  • Gary OldmanRosencrantz
  • Tim RothGuildenstern
  • Richard DreyfussThe Player
  • Iain GlenHamlet
  • Ian RichardsonPolonius
  • Donald SumpterClaudius
  • Joanna MilesGertrude
  • Joanna RothOphelia
  • John BurgessAmbassador from England
  • Livio BadurinaTragedian (Alfred)

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