Movie

Twelfth Night (1970)

• July 12, 1970
• 1h 43m

• Drama
• Comedy
• Romance

Overview

Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.

Director

John Sichel

Starring

Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright