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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
(1990)Brandenberg Productions
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SYNOPSIS
Showing events from the point of view of two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, men who have no control over their destiny, Tom Stoppard's brilliantly witty 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 demanded 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?
AWARDS
1990 Venice Film Festival
- Won Golden Lion (Tom Stoppard)
1991 Fantasporto
- Won Directors' Week Award (Tom Stoppard)
1992 Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Actor (Gary Oldman)
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Credits
Gary Oldman
RosencrantzTim Roth
GuildensternRichard Dreyfuss
The PlayerJoanna Roth
OpheliaIain Glen
HamletDonald Sumpter
ClaudiusJoanna Miles
GertrudeLjubo Zecevic
OsricIan Richardson
PoloniusSven Medvesek
LaertesVili Matula
HoratioJohn Burges
Ambassador from EnglandDirector
Tom StoppardWriter (Screenplay)
Tom StoppardWriter (Original Source)
William ShakespeareProducers
Emanuel Azenberg
Michael BrandmanCinematographer
Peter Biziou
