Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Runtime : 1H 57M
Director : Tom Stoppard
Synopsis
Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
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