Overview

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

N/A

Joanna Roth

Ophelia

N/A

John Burgess

Ambassador from England

Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

N/A

Tomislav Maretic

Tragedian

N/A

Mare Mlacnik

Tragedian