Movie: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman

Rosencrantz

Tim Roth
Tim Roth

Guildenstern

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss

The Player

Iain Glen
Iain Glen

Hamlet

Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson

Polonius

Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter

Claudius

Joanna Miles
Joanna Miles

Gertrude

Joanna Roth
Joanna Roth

Ophelia

John Burgess
John Burgess

Ambassador from England

Livio Badurina
Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1991-02-08

  • Average

    6.903

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

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  • Languages:

    English
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