Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

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

• Comedy
• Drama

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.

Rating

6.9 / 10 (336 votes)

Release date

February 8, 1991

Runtime

1h 57m

Language

English

Director

Tom Stoppard

Status

Released