Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis

Feature film. A recording of Fred Dunlop’s 1966 ‘Pop Theatre’ Edinburgh Festival production. Inadequately lit, poor colour, indifferent and over-emphatic performances, and a cinematic technique bordering on the crude.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1966

Duration

151 mins; 13,581 feet

Credits

Director

Frank Dunlop

Producer

Peter Snell

Cinematographer

Oswald Morris

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Anthony Bowles; Jim Dale

Art Direction

Carl Toms

Cast

Laurence Harvey	Leontes, King of Sicily
Moira Redmond	Hermione
Jane Asher	Perdita
Diana Churchill	Paulina
Jim Dale	Autolycus
Allan Foss	Antigonus
Charmian Eyre	Young Shepherd (Clown)
Cherry Morris	Emilia
Dan Caulfield	Lord
David Weston	Archidamus
David Weston	Florizel
Edward Dewsbury	Old Shepherd
Edward Dewsbury	Jailer
Esmond Knight	Camillo
Frank Barry	Mamillius
Joanna Wake	Dorcas
John Gray	Young Shepherd (Clown)
Joy Ring	Mopsa
Michael Murray	Servant
Monica Maughan	Lady
Richard Gale	Polixenes
Terry Palmer	Cleomenes

Additional Details

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Edinburgh Festival

Production Company

Name

Cressida Park Productions

Name

Hurst Park

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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