# Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

English · Released 1991-02-08

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1991 English film. Gary Oldman and Iain Glen appear in it.

Cast: Gary Oldman as Rosencrantz, Iain Glen as Hamlet

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead released?
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead was released on 8 February 1991.

### Who stars in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead?
Gary Oldman and Iain Glen star in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.

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