Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

145 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 1979

When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan.

Measure for Measure

145 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 1979

Measure for Measure
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title Measure for Measure
Directors Desmond Davis
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Kenneth Colley

as Duke Vincentio

Kate Nelligan

as Isabella

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Angelo

Christopher Strauli

as Claudio

John McEnery

as Lucio

Jacqueline Pearce

as Mariana

Frank Middlemass

as Pompey

Alun Armstrong

as Provost

Adrienne Corri

as Mistress Overdone

Ellis Jones

as Elbow

John Clegg

as Froth

William Sleigh

as Barnardine

Neil McCarthy

as Abhorson

Yolande Palfrey

as Juliet

Eileen Page

as Francisca

Kevin Stoney

as Escalus

Godfrey Jackman

as Friar Thomas

Alan Tucker

as First Gentleman

John Abbott

as Second Gentleman

David Browning

as A Justice

Geoffrey Cousins

as Servant

David King Lassman

as Pageboy