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Twelfth Night
Starring: Sir Alec Guinness , Joan Plowright
Directed by: John Sichel
Produced by: John Dexter
Written by: William Shakespeare
This brilliant 1969 rendition features a supurb cast including Sir Ralph Richardson (Dragonslayer, Doctor Zhivago), Tommy Steele (Half a Sixpence) and renowned Shakespearean actress Dame Joan Plowright (Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont).
Item Number: 14761
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 3/4 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
Sir Alec Guinness (Star Wars, Bridge on the River Kwai) leads a stellar cast in Shakespeare's whimsical farce, Twelfth Night. All the trademarks of a great Shakepearian romantic comedy are present, including mistaken identity, a wealth of slapstick, puns, plus double, triple and quadruple entendres, spiced with joyous music and dance. After twins Viola and Sebastian are separated during a shipwreck, each believes the other is dead. The Bard then goes out of his way to induce comic chaos. This brilliant 1969 rendition features a supurb cast including Sir Ralph Richardson (Dragonslayer, Doctor Zhivago), Tommy Steele (Half a Sixpence) and renowned Shakespearean actress Dame Joan Plowright (Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont).
| Feste | --- | Tommy Steele |
| Sir Toby Belch | --- | Ralph Richardson |
| Malvolio | --- | Sir Alec Guinness |
| Viola | --- | Joan Plowright |
| Orsino | --- | Gary Raymond |
| Countess Olivia | --- | Adrienne Corri |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | --- | John Moffatt |
| Maria | --- | Sheila Reid |
| Fabian | --- | Riggs O’Hara |
| Sea Captain | --- | Paul Curran |
| Antonio | --- | Richard Leech |
| Priest | --- | John Byron |
| Valentine | --- | Christopher Timothy |
| Curio | --- | Kurt Christian |
| Gardener’s Boy | --- | Gerald Moon |
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by John Sichel
Produced by John Dexter
Executive Produced by Cecil Clarke
