Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

165 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie | Dec. 30, 1988

The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

165 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie | Dec. 30, 1988

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Thames Television, Renaissance Theater
Original title Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Directors Paul Kafno, Kenneth Branagh
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Richard Briers

as Malvolio

Tim Barker

as Sea Captain/Antonio

Frances Barber

as Viola / Cesario

James Simmons

as Andrew Aguecheek

James Saxon

as Sir Toby Belch

Caroline Langrishe

as Olivia

Anton Lesser

as Feste

Abigail McKern

as Maria

Christopher Hollis

as Sebastian / Curio

Shaun Prendergast

as Fabian