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The Winter's Tale (1981)
Directed by Jane Howell
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.
Length 173 minutes
Actors
Margaret Tyzack | John Welsh | Cyril Luckham | Robert Stephens | John Benfield | Anna Calder-Marshall | Jeremy Kemp | Paul Jesson | Arthur Hewlett | Rikki Fulton | Harold Goldblatt | Colin McCormack | Susan Brodrick | Debbie Farrington | John Bailey | David Burke | Merelina Kendall | Peter Benson | Pat Gorman | Penny Ryder | George Howe | Jeremy Dimmick | Cornelius Garrett | Robin Kermode | Maggie Wells | Janette Legge | Leonard Kavanagh | William Relton | John Curless | Emrys Leyshon | Sean Bartley | Mary Milington | Johnny Shack | Alan Meacham