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The Winter's Tale (1981)

The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.

Release: 1981-02-08
Runtime: 173 min
Rating: 9.3 / 10
Cast
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp
Leontes
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Polixenes
Anna Calder-Marshall
Anna Calder-Marshall
Hermione
Margaret Tyzack
Margaret Tyzack
Paulina
David Burke
David Burke
Camillo
John Welsh
John Welsh
Archidamus
Cyril Luckham
Cyril Luckham
Antigonus
Rikki Fulton
Rikki Fulton
Autolycus
John Benfield
John Benfield
Gaoler
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Jeremy Dimmick
Mamillius
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Merelina Kendall
Emilia
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Susan Brodrick
Lady to Hermione
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Leonard Kavanagh
Lord to Leontes
John Bailey
John Bailey
Lord to Leontes
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William Relton
Lord to Leontes
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Cornelius Garrett
Servant to Leontes
John Curless
John Curless
Cleomenes
Colin McCormack
Colin McCormack
Dion