Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)
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| Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | |
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| Directed by | Tom Stoppard |
| Produced by | Emanuel Azenberg and Michael Brandman |
| Written by | Tom Stoppard |
| Starring | Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss |
| Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures (USA) and Hobo Film Enterprises Ltd. (UK) |
| Release date(s) |  September, 1990 (premiere at VFF) 8 February 1991 18 July 1991 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | UK/USA |
| Language | English |
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his play of the same name. 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 and discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.
The film stars Gary Oldman as Rosencrantz, Tim Roth as Guildenstern and Richard Dreyfuss as the leading player. It also features Iain Glen as Prince Hamlet and Donald Sumpter as King Claudius. The film was shot in various locations around the former Yugoslavia.
[edit] Awards
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
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| Preceded by A City of Sadness |
Golden Lion winner 1990 |
Succeeded by Urga |
