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08/02/1991 Comedy, Drama 1h 57m
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A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

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.

  1. Tom Stoppard

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gary Oldman

    Rosencrantz

  2. Tim Roth

    Guildenstern

  3. Richard Dreyfuss

    The Player

  4. Iain Glen

    Hamlet

  5. Ian Richardson

    Polonius

  6. Donald Sumpter

    Claudius

  7. Joanna Miles

    Gertrude

  8. Joanna Roth

    Ophelia

  9. John Burgess

    Ambassador from England

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-10-06
**Rosencrantz and Guildenstern must remain in the theater.**

This film is perhaps the proof that not all successful plays are good enough to work in the cinema. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two characters from “Hamlet”, by William Shakespeare, but it is difficult for anyone to remember them without being very knowledgeable about the literary work in question. They really barely matter to the action. Here, they are the main actors, and we are invited, in a way, to see things through their eyes. In theater, this is interesting. In the cinema, and for a general audience that doesn't kn...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,500,000.00

Revenue
$805,104.00

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