The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

85 mins | Jan. 27, 1980

One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris in the 1920s.

The Misanthrope

85 mins | Jan. 27, 1980

The Misanthrope
One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris in the 1920s.
Producers BBC
Original title The Misanthrope
Directors Michael Simpson
Writers

Cast

Ian Holm

as Alceste

Cherie Lunghi

as Celimene

Nigel Hawthorne

as Philinte

Annette Crosbie

as Arsinoe

Michael Kitchen

as Acaste