The merry wives of Windsor [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; produced by BBC & Time-Life Films ; executive producer: Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.
Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; word for word as written by William Shakespeare. Alan Bennett (Justice Shallow), Richard O'Callaghan (Slender), Tenniel Evans (Sir Hugh Evans), Bryan Marshall (George Page), Richard Griffiths (Sir John Falstaff), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), Nigel Terry (Pistol), Michael Robbins (Nym), Miranda Foster (Anne Page), Judy Davis (Mistress Ford), Prunella Scales (Mistress Page), Ron Cook (Peter Simple), Michael Graham Cox (Host of the Garter Inn), Lee Whitlock (Robin), Elizabeth Spriggs (Mistress Quickly), John Joyce (John Rugby), Michael Bryant (Doctor Caius), Simon Chandler (Fenton), Ben Kingsley (Frank Ford), Ralph Brown (John), Peter Gordon (Robert), Crispin Mair (William Page), Harvey Brown (Child/Fairy), Kerry Cavalli (Child/Fairy), Adam Cooper (Child/Fairy), Helen Grey (Child/Fairy), Simon Kemp (Child/Fairy), Wayne Phelan (Child/Fairy), Tony Young (Child/Fairy).
Summary:
Queen Elizabeth herself is said to have requested the return of Falstaff to the Bard's stage ... supposedly she wanted to see him in love. What Shakespeare gave Her Majesty instead was Falstaff's attempt to recoup his fortunes by seducing two respectable wives of affluent Windsor husbands. This most amiable play, depicts the sturdy middle class, rarely found among Shakespeare's milieu of aristocrats.
Series:
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works (Ambrose Video).
OCLC:
(OCoLC)50497883
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.