Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Based On the book by Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 period black comedy film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his 1966 play. Like the play, the film depicts two minor characters from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. They 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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Release date:

1990

Director:

Tom Stoppard

Cast:

Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Iain Glen, Donald Sumpter

Genre:

Drama, Comedy, Comedy drama, Buddy

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1990 in adaptations