The Winter's Tale (1967)

Directed by

Frank Dunlop

Genre

drama

Country

England

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV film adaptation of a Shakespeare play. It follows a king consumed by jealousy and a lost princess. The story involves estrangement and eventual reunion.

dramaticstage-likeclassicalintimatetheatricalseriousrestrained

What happens

The Winter's Tale is a 1967 British TV film based on The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. Directed by Frank Dunlop, it stars Laurence Harvey and Jane Asher. It was produced by Peter Snell and filmed in 1966. It was adapted from a popular stage production at the Edinburgh Festival which had a successful transfer to London. The movie was distributed on the US college circuit in 1967. It got a cinema release in the UK in 1968. Tom Baker, in an uncredited role, made his film debut in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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