Twelfth Night
Movie · Comedy · Drama

Twelfth Night bears Shakespeare’s own alternative title “What You Will” and that is certainly an apt description for a play that seems to be all things to all people: a raucous comedy featuring some of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters; a story of love triumphant; a proving look at sexual psychology; a social satire. Twelfth Night is all these things, but mostly it’s just plain fun, a play as lively and entertaining for today’s audiences as it was for the Elizabethans four centuries ago. David Parfitt and Stephen Evans, the hot producing team behind The Madness of King George and Much Ado About Nothing, present a new film adaptation of Twelfth Night that promises to be the Rolls Royce of all Shakespeare movies. Trevor Nunn, the lion of the English theatre, directs, drawing upon his incomparable prestige and experience on the West End stages (Les Miserables). Nunn has put together a production featuring the cream of British acting talent, including such luminaries as Nigel Hawthorne.

1998 · 2h 14m
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Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne
Director Trevor Nunn

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Cast & Crew

  • Helena Bonham Carter
    Olivia
  • Richard E. Grant
    Sir Andrew Aguecheek
  • Nigel Hawthorne
    Malvolio
  • Ben Kingsley
    Feste
  • Mel Smith
    Sir Toby Belch
  • Imelda Staunton
    Maria
  • Toby Stephens
    Orsino
  • Imogen Stubbs
    Viola
  • Nicholas Farrell
    Antonio
  • Steven Mackintosh
    Sebastian
  • Trevor Nunn
    Director

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Twelfth Night

Comedy

Twelfth Night bears Shakespeare’s own alternative title “What You Will” and that is certainly an apt description for a play that seems to be all things to all people: a raucous comedy featuring some of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters; a story of love triumphant; a proving look at sexual psychology; a social satire. Twelfth Night is all these things, but mostly it’s just plain fun, a play as lively and entertaining for today’s audiences as it was for the Elizabethans four centuries ago. David Parfitt and Stephen Evans, the hot producing team behind The Madness of King George and Much Ado About Nothing, present a new film adaptation of Twelfth Night that promises to be the Rolls Royce of all Shakespeare movies. Trevor Nunn, the lion of the English theatre, directs, drawing upon his incomparable prestige and experience on the West End stages (Les Miserables). Nunn has put together a production featuring the cream of British acting talent, including such luminaries as Nigel Hawthorne.

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Studio
Renaissance Films
Released
1998
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
G
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
© 1996 Fine Line Features & Twelfth Night Productions Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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English, English (United Kingdom)
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