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Twelfth Night(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-07-12
64%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Overview:
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Twelfth Night
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ralph Richardson
Sir Toby Belch
Alec Guinness
Malvolio
Joan Plowright
Viola
Gary Raymond
Orsino
Adrienne Corri
Countess Olivia
Tommy Steele
Feste
Sheila Reid
Maria
Richard Leech
Antonio
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Overview
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.
Release Date
1970-07-12
Average
6.4
Rating:
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Languages:
English
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