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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

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

Genres

ComedyDrama

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Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

08 February 1991

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Rosencrantz

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Guildenstern

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

The Player

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Hamlet

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Polonius

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Claudius

Joanna Miles

Joanna Miles

Gertrude

Joanna Roth

Joanna Roth

Ophelia

John Burgess

John Burgess

Ambassador from England

Livio Badurina

Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

Tomislav Maretic

Tomislav Maretic

Tragedian

Mare Mlacnik

Mare Mlacnik

Tragedian

Serge Soric

Serge Soric

Tragedian

Mladen Vasary

Mladen Vasary

Tragedian

Željko Vukmirica

Željko Vukmirica

Tragedian

Branko Završan

Branko Završan

Tragedian

Ljubo Zečević

Ljubo Zečević

Osric

Sven Medvešek

Sven Medvešek

Laertes

Vili Matula

Vili Matula

Horatio

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