As You Like It

As You Like It

156 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1983

Shakespeare's As You Like It is a delightful romantic comedy , lavishly staged by the renowned Stratford Festival. A favorite with audiences throughout the centuries, this fairy tale is a brilliant magical celebration of romance, passion and unity. Pitting young love against the vanity of the court. It is the familiar story of exiled lovers reunited, of woodland meanderings, of mistaken identity and disguise, and of political wrongs set right. As in all of Shakespeare's plays, this is a story rich in mythology which deals with the transformation of souls from evil to good.

As You Like It

156 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1983

As You Like It
Shakespeare's As You Like It is a delightful romantic comedy , lavishly staged by the renowned Stratford Festival. A favorite with audiences throughout the centuries, this fairy tale is a brilliant magical celebration of romance, passion and unity. Pitting young love against the vanity of the court. It is the familiar story of exiled lovers reunited, of woodland meanderings, of mistaken identity and disguise, and of political wrongs set right. As in all of Shakespeare's plays, this is a story rich in mythology which deals with the transformation of souls from evil to good.
Producers CBC
Original title As You Like It
Directors John Hirsch, Herb Roland
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Graham Abbey

as 1st Page

Mervyn Blake

as Adam

Graeme Campbell

as Duke Frederick

Christopher Cook

as 2nd Page

Keith Dinicol

as Le Beau

Maurice E. Evans

as Sir Oliver Martext

Christopher Gibson

as Jacques de Boys

Andrew Gillies

as Orlando

Lewis Gordon

as Touchstone

Mary Haney

as Phebe

Thomas Hauff

as 1st Forest Lord

Deryck Hazel

as Shepherd

John Jarvis

as Silvius

Hardee T. Lineham

as William

Jefferson Mappin

as Charles the Wrestler

Roberta Maxwell

as Rosalind

William Needles

as Duke Senior

John Novak

as Amiens

Nicholas Pennell

as Jaques

Stephen Russell

as Oliver

Ric Sarabia

as Duke Fredrick's mum / Forest Lord / William understudy

Michael Shepherd

as 2nd Forest Lord

Steve Yorke

as 1st Lord to Duke Frederick

Peter Zednik

as 2nd Lord to Duke Frederick