Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Gary Oldman Rosencrantz

Tim Roth Guildenstern

Richard Dreyfuss The Player

Iain Glen Hamlet

Ian Richardson Polonius