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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991·1h 57m·PG
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
25,779 votes

Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1991 drama comedy movie directed by Tom Stoppard, starring Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Roth. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 25,779 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Tom Stoppard
Stars
Gary Oldman
Richard Dreyfuss
Tim Roth
Livio Badurina
Creators
Tom Stoppard
Details
1991-02-08
117 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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