Twelfth night, or, What you will

DVD 2005

After a shipwreck, twin siblings Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, takes up service with the Duke Orsino, who is madly in love with the Lady Olivia. But Olivia is in mourning over her brother's death, so Orsino sends Cesario over as an emissary of love, except that Olivia falls for Viola!

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Brothers and sisters Drama

Illyria Drama

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night

Shipwreck victims Drama

Twins Drama

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Comedies Television plays

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Thames Shakespeare collection

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ISBN:

0767083407

Description:

1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Twelfth night [DVD]
What you will [DVD]
Title on container: Kenneth Branagh directs Shakespeare's Twelfth night [DVD]

Notes:

Originally broadcast on television in 1988
Special features: Timeline of William Shakespeare's life and plays ; Inside an Illyrian winter : an interview with director Kenneth Branagh
Design, Bunny Christie ; costume supervisor, Susan Coates ; music composed & conducted by Pat Doyle ; "Come away death" adapted from Paul McCarney's "Once upon a long ago" ; casting executive, Elizabeth Sadler ; costume designer, Lyn Harvey ; make-up designer, Angela Seyfang ; graphic designer, Ruth Bribram ; videotape editor, Richard Halladey ; designer, Robert Ide
Frances Barber (Viola), Tim Barker (Sea captain, Antonio), Christopher Ravenscroft (Orsino), Christopher Hollis (Curio, Sebastian), Julian Gartside (Valentine), James Saxon (Sir Toby Belch), Abigail McKern (Maria), James Simmons (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Anton Lesser (Feste), Caroline Langrishe (Olivia), Richard Briers (Malvolia), Shaun Prendergast (Fabian)
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital stereo

Control Number:

1898533

UPC:

733961728972

Other Authors:

A & E Home Video (Firm)
Barber, Frances, 1958-
Barker, Tim
Branagh, Kenneth
Briers, Richard
FremantleMedia
Gartside, Julian
Hollis, Christopher
Kafno, Paul
Langrishe, Caroline
Lesser, Anton
Martin, Ian
McKern, Abigail, 1955-
New Video Group
Parfitt, David, 1958-
Prendergast, Shaun
Ravenscroft, Christopher
Renaissance Theatre Company
Saxon, James
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night
Simmons, James
Thames Television, ltd

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