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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991-02-08 · 117 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy · 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.

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Directors
Tom Stoppard
Production companies
THIRTEEN, Brandenberg
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,500,000
Revenue
USD 805,104

Top Cast

Gary OldmanGary OldmanRosencrantz
Tim RothTim RothGuildenstern
Richard DreyfussRichard DreyfussThe Player
Iain GlenIain GlenHamlet
Ian RichardsonIan RichardsonPolonius
Donald SumpterDonald SumpterClaudius
Joanna MilesJoanna MilesGertrude
Joanna RothOphelia
John BurgessAmbassador from England
Livio BadurinaLivio BadurinaTragedian (Alfred)
Tomislav MareticTragedian
Mare MlacnikTragedian
Serge SoricSerge SoricTragedian
Mladen VasaryTragedian
Željko VukmiricaŽeljko VukmiricaTragedian
Branko ZavršanBranko ZavršanTragedian
Ljubo ZečevićLjubo ZečevićOsric
Sven MedvešekSven MedvešekLaertes
Vili MatulaVili MatulaHoratio

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