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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Screen adaptation of Tom Stoppard's comic stageplay which brings two minor characters of Shakespeare's Hamlet into the spotlight, played by Gary Oldman and Tim Roth.
Screen adaptation of Tom Stoppard's comic stageplay, which brings the minor characters of Shakespeare's Hamlet into the spotlight as they wander into adventure around the royal castle. Summoned to Elsinore to insinuate themselves with Prince Hamlet, his boyhood friends find themselves caught between the 'mad' young man, his murderous uncle Claudius and a band of travelling players. This adaptation, directed by the author, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1990.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Rosencrantz | Gary Oldman |
| Guildenstern | Tim Roth |
| The Player | Richard Dreyfuss |
| Tragedian | Livo Badurina |
| Tragedian | Tomislav Maretic |
| Tragedian | Mare Mlacnik |
| Tragedian | Zeljko Vukmirica |
| Tragedian | Branko Zavrsan |
| Ophelia | Joanna Roth |
| Hamlet | Iain Glen |
| Claudius | Donald Sumpter |
| Gertrude | Joanna Miles |
| Director | Tom Stoppard |
| Writer | Tom Stoppard |