Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.
Synopsis
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
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Gary Oldman
as Rosencrantz
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Tim Roth
as Guildenstern
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Richard Dreyfuss
as The Player
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Iain Glen
as Hamlet
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Ian Richardson
as Polonius
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Donald Sumpter
as Claudius
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Joanna Miles
as Gertrude
- Joanna Roth as Ophelia
- John Burgess as Ambassador from England
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Livio Badurina
as Tragedian (Alfred)
- Tomislav Maretic as Tragedian
- Mare Mlacnik as Tragedian
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Serge Soric
as Tragedian
- Mladen Vasary as Tragedian
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Željko Vukmirica
as Tragedian
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Branko Završan
as Tragedian
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Ljubo Zečević
as Osric
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Sven Medvešek
as Laertes
Crew
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Tom Stoppard
Director
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Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
- Nicolas Gaster Editor
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Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
- Michael Brandman Producer
- Emanuel Azenberg Producer
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Tom Stoppard
Writer
