The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

173 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Feb. 8, 1981

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.

The Winter's Tale

173 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Feb. 8, 1981

The Winter's Tale
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers BBC, Time-Life Television Productions
Original title The Winter's Tale
Directors Jane Howell
Writers David Snodin, William Shakespeare

Cast

Jeremy Kemp

as Leontes

Robert Stephens

as Polixenes

Anna Calder-Marshall

as Hermione

Margaret Tyzack

as Paulina

David Burke

as Camillo

John Welsh

as Archidamus

Cyril Luckham

as Antigonus

Rikki Fulton

as Autolycus

John Benfield

as Gaoler

Jeremy Dimmick

as Mamillius

Merelina Kendall

as Emilia

Susan Brodrick

as Lady to Hermione

Leonard Kavanagh

as Lord to Leontes

John Bailey

as Lord to Leontes

William Relton

as Lord to Leontes

Cornelius Garrett

as Servant to Leontes

John Curless

as Cleomenes

Colin McCormack

as Dion

Emrys Leyshon

as Court Official

Arthur Hewlett

as Shepherd

Paul Jesson

as Clown

Robin Kermode

as Florizel

Debbie Farrington

as Perdita

Janette Legge

as Dorcas

Maggie Wells

as Mopsa

Peter Benson

as Clown's Servant

George Howe

as Paulina's Steward

Pat Gorman

as Bear

Sean Bartley

as Peasant

Mary Milington

as Peasant

Penny Ryder

as Peasant

Johnny Shack

as Peasant

Alan Meacham

as Peasant