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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

PG  117 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  8 February 1991 (USA)
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Two minor characters from the play, "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

Director:

Tom Stoppard

Writer:

Tom Stoppard, and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Oldman ...
Tim Roth ...
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Livio Badurina Livio Badurina ...
Tragedian
Tomislav Maretic Tomislav Maretic ...
Tragedian
Mare Mlacnik Mare Mlacnik ...
Tragedian
Serge Soric ...
Tragedian (as Srdjan Soric)
Mladen Vasary Mladen Vasary ...
Tragedian
Zeljko Vukmirica ...
Tragedian
Branko Zavrsan Branko Zavrsan ...
Tragedian
Joanna Roth Joanna Roth ...
Iain Glen ...
Donald Sumpter ...
Joanna Miles ...
Ljubo Zecevic Ljubo Zecevic ...
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Storyline

Showing events from the point of view of two minor characters from Hamlet, men who have no control over their destiny, this film examines fate and asks if we can ever really know what's going on? Are answers as important as the questions? Will Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (or Guildenstern and Rosencrantz) manage to discover the source of Hamlet's malaise as requested by the new king? Will the mysterious players who are strolling around the castle reveal the secrets they evidently know? And whose serve is it? Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Розенкранц и Гильденстерн мертвы See more »

Filming Locations:

Brezice, Slovenia See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$739,104 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Brandenberg, WNET Channel 13 New York See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Richard Dreyfuss' part was to be played by Sean Connery, who abandoned the film for a bigger paycheck in The Hunt for Red October. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern first encounter The Player, it is day, and then suddenly changes to night. At times, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are in a night-time setting, but when the shot changes to show the The Player and his Tragedians, the sky is blue/grey. However, this is probably intentional. Absurdist drama often features a vague or ill-defined setting, including time of day. Tom Stoppard also wrote the stage play on which his screenplay is based, which features several such apparent jumps in time continuity as a means of promoting or maintaining a sense of confusion in the audience. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are riding horses down a path - they pause]
Rosencrantz: [to Guildenstern] Umm, uh...
[Guildenstern rides away, and Rosencrantz follows. Rosencrantz spots a gold coin on the ground]
Rosencrantz: [to horse] Whoa - whoa, whoa.
[Gets off horse and starts flipping the coin]
Rosencrantz: Hmmm. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads. Heads.
[Guildenstern grabs the coin, checks both sides, then tosses it back to Rosencrantz]
Rosencrantz: Heads.
[Guildenstern pulls a coin out of his own pocket and flips it]
[...]
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