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The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.

Release: 1982-12-28
Runtime: 167 min
Rating: 8 / 10
Cast
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Sir John Falstaff
Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mistress Quickly
Judy Davis
Judy Davis
Mistress Ford
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Mistress Page
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Frank Ford
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall
George Page
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
Justice Shallow
Richard O'Callaghan
Richard O'Callaghan
Slender
Tenniel Evans
Tenniel Evans
Sir Hugh Evans
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Gordon Gostelow
Bardolph
Nigel Terry
Nigel Terry
Pistol
Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins
Nym
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Miranda Foster
Anne Page
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Peter Simple
Michael Graham Cox
Michael Graham Cox
Host of the Garter Inn
Lee Whitlock
Lee Whitlock
Robin
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John Joyce
John Rugby
Michael Bryant
Michael Bryant
Doctor Caius