

Information
Release DateFebruary 8, 1991
Runtime1h 57m
StatusReleased
Budget$3M
Revenue$805K
ProductionThirteen, Brandenberg
LanguagesEnglish
6.9
310 votesPopularity3
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
Synopsis
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, 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
Director

Featured Cast

Gary Oldman
Rosencrantz

Tim Roth
Guildenstern

Richard Dreyfuss
The Player

Iain Glen
Hamlet

Ian Richardson
Polonius


