Italy / Sep 10, 1990 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joanna Roth | Ophelia |
| John Burgess | Ambassador from England |
| Livio Badurina | Tragedian (Alfred) |
| Tomislav Maretic | Tragedian |
| Mare Mlacnik | Tragedian |
| Serge Soric | Tragedian |
| Mladen Vasary | Tragedian |
| Željko Vukmirica | Tragedian |
| Branko Završan | Tragedian |
| Ljubo Zečević | Osric |
| Sven Medvešek | Laertes |
| Vili Matula | Horatio |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Thirteen, Brandenberg |
| Release date | 8 febbraio 1991 |
| Executive producer | Louise Stephens, Thomas J. Rizzo |
| Production | Iris Merlis, Patrick Whitley, Michael Brandman, Emanuel Azenberg |
| Writer | Tom Stoppard, William Shakespeare |
| Casting | Doreen Jones |
| Editing | Nicolas Gaster |
| Cinematography | Peter Biziou, Roderick Barron |
| Assistant directors | Zoran Blazevic, Zoran Budak, Peter Cotton, Dubravko Scherr, Bill Westley, Tom Stoppard |
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| Camera operators | Roderick Barron, Peter Biziou |
| Additional photography | Peter Biziou, Roderick Barron |
| Production design | Vaughan Edwards, Ivo Hušnjak |
| Art direction | Ivo Hušnjak, Vaughan Edwards |
| Set decoration | Vaughan Edwards, Ivo Hušnjak |
| Special effects | Ricky Farns, Marijan Karoglan, David McCall |
| Visual effects | Djuro Roic |
| Stunts | Aldo Tončić |
| Music | Stanley Myers, Michael A. Carter, Rick Dunford, Louis Kramer, Jupiter Sen, Otto Snel, Kevin Tayler |
| Sound | Stanley Myers, Michael A. Carter, Rick Dunford, Louis Kramer, Jupiter Sen, Otto Snel, Kevin Tayler |
| Costume design | Andreane Neofitou, Maria Dziewulska, Magdalen Gaffney, Susan V. Kalinowski, Ivana Primorac, Stephen Rose, Stephania Rosso |
| Makeup | Maria Dziewulska, Magdalen Gaffney, Ivana Primorac, Andreane Neofitou, Susan V. Kalinowski, Stephen Rose, Stephania Rosso |
| Hairstyling | Andreane Neofitou, Maria Dziewulska, Magdalen Gaffney, Susan V. Kalinowski, Ivana Primorac, Stephen Rose, Stephania Rosso |
| Budget | 2.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 805.104 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 1990 / Toronto International Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 08, 1991 / PG
France / Mar 06, 1991
Germany / Mar 06, 1991 / 12
Physical media
United States / Aug 07, 1991 / PG / Buena Vista Home Video #1118 [VHS] 117 minutes
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