United Kingdom / Feb 18, 1979
Measure for Measure (1979)
Directed by Desmond Davis
2h 25minruntime
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Plot
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alun Armstrong | Provost |
| Adrienne Corri | Mistress Overdone |
| Ellis Jones | Elbow |
| John Clegg | Froth |
| William Sleigh | Barnardine |
| Neil McCarthy | Abhorson |
| Yolande Palfrey | Juliet |
| Eileen Page | Francisca |
| Kevin Stoney | Escalus |
| Godfrey Jackman | Friar Thomas |
| Alan Tucker | First Gentleman |
| John Abbott | Second Gentleman |
| David Browning | A Justice |
| Geoffrey Cousins | Servant |
| David King Lassman | Pageboy |
| Tony Friel | |
| Harry Jones |
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Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Measure for Measure |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1979 |
| Production | Cedric Messina |
| Writer | Alan Shallcross, William Shakespeare |
| Assistant directors | Desmond Davis |
| Production design | Stuart Walker |
| Art direction | Stuart Walker |
| Set decoration | Stuart Walker |
| Music | James Tyler, Chick Anthony, David Lloyd-Jones |
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| Sound | Chick Anthony, James Tyler, David Lloyd-Jones |
| Costume design | Odette Barrow, Cecile Hay-Arthur |
| Makeup | Cecile Hay-Arthur, Odette Barrow |
| Hairstyling | Odette Barrow, Cecile Hay-Arthur |
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