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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 1991, February 8
Directors: Tom Stoppard
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Thirteen, Brandenberg
Cast: Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Vili Matula, Iain Glen, Richard Dreyfuss, Donald Sumpter, Joanna Miles, Serge Soric, Ian Richardson, Livio Badurina, Joanna Roth, Sven Medvešek

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.

Keywords:

fate based on play or musical existentialism tragicomedy hamlet