Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1991-02-08
Duration:117 min
Director:Tom Stoppard
Actors:Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Iain Glen, Ian Richardson
Production:Thirteen, Brandenberg

Overview:

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.

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