Twelfth Night

Name: Twelfth Night
Director: John Sichel
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1970-07-12
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright, Gary Raymond, Adrienne Corri

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1970 · 103 min · Drama · Comedy · Romance · TMDB 6.5/10

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.

Directed by John Sichel

Cast

Ralph Richardson — Sir Toby Belch
Alec Guinness — Malvolio
Joan Plowright — Viola
Gary Raymond — Orsino
Adrienne Corri — Countess Olivia