Film

The Winter's Tale

1981 · 2h 53m · Romance · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

7.2

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.

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

• Jane HowellDirector
• Jonathan MillerProducer
• Dudley SimpsonOriginal Music Composer
• Ron BowmanEditor

Release date

February 8, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 53m

Genres

Romance, Drama, TV Movie

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