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Benedict Cumberbatch as Rosencrantz in Tom Stoppard Play

02/14/14 | 2m 59s | Rating: TV-14

Watch "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch play Rosencrantz and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith play Guildenstern in a scene from "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard. The play was first performed at The National Theatre in 1967. Part of "National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage" airing 2/14/14.

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