Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

02/08/1991 (GB) • 1h 57m

Comedy, Drama

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Gary Oldman

Rosencrantz

Tim Roth

Guildenstern

Iain Glen

Hamlet

Joanna Miles

Gertrude

John Burgess

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

$805,104.00

Keywords

based on play or musical

fate

existentialism

hamlet

tragicomedy

william shakespeare

dark humor

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