Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
6.905
310 Reviews
1991
1h 57min
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, 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.
Storyline
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, 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.
Released
February 1991
Runtime
1h 57min
Director
Budget
$2,500,000
Revenue
$805,104
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Thirteen, Brandenberg
Cast
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
Serge Soric
Tragedian
Mladen Vasary
Tragedian
Željko Vukmirica
Tragedian
Branko Završan
Tragedian
Ljubo Zečević
Osric
Sven Medvešek
Laertes
Vili Matula
Horatio
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