TMDb Rating
6.9/10
314 verified votes
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
ComedyDrama
117 min
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
ComedyDramaTom StoppardGary OldmanTim Roth1991
Director
Tom Stoppard
Top Cast
Gary OldmanTim RothRichard DreyfussIain GlenIan Richardson
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