Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself. 1991-02-08 United Kingdom, United States of America 117 Min. PG-13
6.9 309 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Gary Oldman is Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Tim Roth is Guildenstern
Guildenstern
Richard Dreyfuss is The Player
Iain Glen is Hamlet
Hamlet
Ian Richardson is Polonius
Donald Sumpter is Claudius
Joanna Miles is Gertrude
Gertrude
Joanna Roth is Ophelia
John Burgess is Ambassador from England
Ambassador from England
Livio Badurina is Tragedian (Alfred)
Tragedian (Alfred)
Tomislav Maretic is Tragedian
Mare Mlacnik is Tragedian
Tragedian