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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry .. Read more

Starring Richard Johnson, Helen Mirren, Michael Pennington
Director Elijah Moshinsky
Genres Drama

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Cymbeline

In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen the low-born Posthumus as her husband. As the Queen tries to force Imogen to marry her own son, Posthumus flees to Rome. There his new 'friend' Iachimo sets out to prove - by fair means or foul - that the pure Imogen will betray him. One of Shakespeare's final plays, Cymbeline has been celebrated for its characterisation particularly that of Imogen and Iachimo (played here by Helen Mirren and Robert Lindsay).

Starring Richard Johnson, Helen Mirren, Michael Pennington
Director Elijah Moshinsky
Studio BBC
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 55 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 15 May 2006

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  • Rated - 5.0 stars

    A masterful production

    This is a beautiful TV studio production (1982) from the BBC Shakespeare Collection, 1978 to 1985. The verbatim subtitles mean that you can follow the text ... more

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      • Pete J Garbett from Leicester
      • Posted 01 Jun 2007 14:57
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      In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Cymbeline, the ...