This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.. With practical jokes, poetry and haunting songs, this is the most subtle of Shakespeare's comedies. In an aristocratic country house, we see the infatuation of Orsino, the devoted loyalty of Viola, the selfless friendship of Antonio and the self love of the ambitious Malvolio.
Twelfth Night
Ambrose Video, 1980.; [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Title from title frames.; Film; In Process Record.
Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Trevor Peacock, Felicity Kendall
Originally produced by Ambrose Video in 1980.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
Gorrie, John, filmmaker
Ambrose Video (Firm), dst; Kanopy (Firm), dst
