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Twelfth Night Details

1980

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Starring	Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendall, Robert Lindsay
Director	John Gorrie
Genres	Drama, Television

Twelfth Night

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. Viola and Sebastian are identical twins, separated by a shipwreck. Landing in Illyria, Viola disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. When the Duke sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, the obstacles of unrequited love, self-deceit and mistaken identity soon lead an assortment of lovers on a merry dance. Perhaps the most popular of Shakespeare's comedies, Twelfth Night considers the nature of love: true love, self-love and friendship

Starring	Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendall, Robert Lindsay
Director	John Gorrie
Studio	FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Television
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 15 May 2006

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  After watching so many Hollywood films this seemed very low budget,
  
  i wasn't able to settle down and enjoy it, I was (stupidly) thrown by the ... read more »
  
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  After watching so many Hollywood films this seemed very low budget,
  
  i wasn't able to settle down and enjoy it, I was (stupidly) thrown by the ... read more »
  
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  Felicity, (didn't fill me with electricity)
  
  In this version of Twelfth Night, Viola is played by Felicity Kendall. She just seems far too upbeat throughout.
  
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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. Viola and ...