The Winter's Tale
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.
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Cast
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Jeremy Kemp
Leontes
Known for
Top Secret!
The Blue Max
Robert Stephens
Polixenes
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Holocaust
Anna Calder-Marshall
Hermione
Known for
The Third Day
Bodies
Margaret Tyzack
Paulina
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
David Burke
Camillo
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Black
John Welsh
Archidamus
Known for
Krull
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Cyril Luckham
Antigonus
Known for
A Man for All Seasons
Providence
Rikki Fulton
Autolycus
Known for
Gorky Park
Local Hero
John Benfield
Gaoler
Known for
In the Name of the Father
Cold Skin
Jeremy Dimmick
Mamillius
Also in
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
The Tragedy of Richard III
Merelina Kendall
Emilia
Known for
To Play the King
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Susan Brodrick
Lady to Hermione
Known for
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Countess Dracula
Jane Howell Director · William Shakespeare Author Dudley Simpson Composer
First release February 8, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC, BBC Film
Production
Time-Life Television Productions
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 8, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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