Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) - That’s It Then Scene (11/11) | Movieclips

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead movie clips: BUY THE MOVIE: Don’t miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: CLIP DESCRIPTION: Claudius (Donald Sumpter) announces the death of Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth) after their hanging. FILM DESCRIPTION: Much as he would later do with Shakespeare in Love (1998), writer Tom Stoppard delivered a tale of Shakespearean origin from a skewed and unexpected perspective. In this case, it’s the perspective of two relatively minor characters from Hamlet, Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth), courtiers who, in the original play, were dispatched offstage before the narrative’s conclusion. In Stoppard’s script (which he also directed), the two supporting players take center stage as the events unfold in Elsinore Castle. Unable to determine the source of the prince’s tortured despair, the duo ponders the question of fate as their predetermined roles are played out. Meanwhile, they dabble in a little verbal tennis and some ill-advised science experiments, and endure the puzzling attentions of mysterious wandering thespians led by (Richard Dreyfuss). Ordered to accompany Hamlet (Iain Glen) to England, the pair learn that the letter they carry instructs that nation’s king to decapitate their mentally unbalanced and irksome charge, a revelation that Hamlet overhears. CREDITS: TM & © MGM (1990) Cast: Iain Glen, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Donald Sumpter Director: Tom Stoppard Producers: Emanuel Azenberg, Michael Brandman, Iris Merlis, Thomas J. Rizzo, Louise Stephens, Patrick Whitley Screenwriters: William Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard WHO ARE WE? The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MOVIE CHANNELS: MOVIECLIPS: ComingSoon: Indie & Film Festivals: Hero Central: Extras: Classic Trailers: Pop-Up Trailers: Movie News: Movie Games: Fandango: Fandango FrontRunners: HIT US UP: Facebook: Twitter: Pinterest: Tumblr: