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69% Critic Match
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
“A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.”
6.9 / 10• 1991• 1h 57m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gary Oldman
Rosencrantz
Lead
Tim Roth
Guildenstern
Richard Dreyfuss
The Player
Iain Glen
Hamlet
Ian Richardson
Polonius
Donald Sumpter
Claudius
Joanna Miles
Gertrude
JR
Joanna Roth
Ophelia
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Stoppard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
