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.
Cast
Gary Oldman
Rosencrantz
Tim Roth
Guildenstern
Richard Dreyfuss
The Player
Iain Glen
Hamlet
Ian Richardson
Polonius
Donald Sumpter
Claudius
Joanna Miles
Gertrude
Joanna Roth
Ophelia
John Burgess
Ambassador from England
Livio Badurina
Tragedian (Alfred)
Tomislav Maretic
Tragedian
Mare Mlacnik
Tragedian
Crew
Tom Stoppard
Writer
Tom Stoppard
Director
Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Emanuel Azenberg
Producer
Michael Brandman
Producer
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