Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Movie·1991·1h 57m

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

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

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Louise Stephens, Thomas J. Rizzo

Cinematography

Peter Biziou

Music

Stanley Myers

Editor

Nicolas Gaster

Themes

based on play or musicalfateexistentialismhamlettragicomedy

Production House

Thirteen
Brandenberg

Audience Score

69%

319 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

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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

Ophelia

John Burgess

Ambassador from England

Livio Badurina

Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

Tomislav Maretic

Tragedian

Mare Mlacnik

Tragedian

Serge Soric

Tragedian

Mladen Vasary

Tragedian

Željko Vukmirica

Željko Vukmirica

Tragedian

Branko Završan

Branko Završan

Tragedian

Ljubo Zečević

Ljubo Zečević

Osric

Sven Medvešek

Sven Medvešek

Laertes

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Crew

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Writer, Director

Louise Stephens

Executive Producer

Thomas J. Rizzo

Executive Producer

Peter Biziou

Peter Biziou

Director of Photography

Nicolas Gaster

Editor

Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

Emanuel Azenberg

Producer

Michael Brandman

Producer

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