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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

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

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.

19911h 57mPGComedy, Drama

About Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Directors
Tom Stoppard
Cast
Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Iain Glen, Ian Richardson, Donald Sumpter
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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