Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 · Movies · Comedy, Drama

open ended

Major character dies

A character's fate is left unclear

How it ends

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern accept their fate of execution, leaving their ultimate fate ambiguous.

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Overview

Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, 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.