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Measure for Measure (1979)
Directed by Desmond Davis
Overview
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn’t be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio’s life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise…and he has a plan.
Length 145 minutes
Actors
Adrienne Corri | Neil McCarthy | Alun Armstrong | Kenneth Colley | Tim Pigott-Smith | Kate Nelligan | John McEnery | William Sleigh | Frank Middlemass | Kevin Stoney | Jacqueline Pearce | Christopher Strauli | Alan Tucker | Yolande Palfrey | John Clegg | John Abbott | Ellis Jones | Eileen Page | Godfrey Jackman | David Browning | Geoffrey Cousins | David King Lassman