The Winter's Tale
9.5
4 votes
1981
2h 53m
Romance
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Directed by Jane Howell
Top cast
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
GaolerJ
Jeremy Dimmick
Mamillius
Merelina Kendall
EmiliaS
Susan Brodrick
Lady to HermioneL
Leonard Kavanagh
Lord to Leontes
John Bailey
Lord to LeontesW
William Relton
Lord to LeontesC
Cornelius Garrett
Servant to Leontes
John Curless
Cleomenes
Colin McCormack
DionE
Emrys Leyshon
Court Official
Arthur Hewlett
ShepherdDetails
Status
Released
Release date
February 8, 1981
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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