The Winter's Tale
1981
173 minutes
Overview
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.
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Jeremy Kemp
Leontes
Robert Stephens
Polixenes
Anna Calder-Marshall
Hermione
Margaret Tyzack
Paulina
David Burke
Camillo
John Welsh
Archidamus
Cyril Luckham
Antigonus
Rikki Fulton
Autolycus
John Benfield
Gaoler
Jeremy Dimmick
Mamillius
Merelina Kendall
Emilia
Susan Brodrick
Lady to Hermione
Leonard Kavanagh
Lord to Leontes
John Bailey
Lord to Leontes
William Relton
Lord to Leontes
Cornelius Garrett
Servant to Leontes
John Curless
Cleomenes
Colin McCormack
Dion
Emrys Leyshon
Court Official
Arthur Hewlett
Shepherd
Paul Jesson
Clown
Harold Goldblatt
Time
Robin Kermode
Florizel
Debbie Farrington
Perdita
Janette Legge
Dorcas
Maggie Wells
Mopsa
Peter Benson
Clown's Servant
George Howe
Paulina's Steward
Pat Gorman
Bear
Sean Bartley
Peasant
Mary Milington
Peasant
Penny Ryder
Peasant
Johnny Shack
Peasant
Alan Meacham
Peasant