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The merry wives of Windsor

Title

Merry wives of Windsor (Television program : 1982) The merry wives of Windsor / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Jones.

Format

DVD, Videodisc

Series

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2000. Ambrose Video.

Published/Produced

New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [between 2000 and 2001]

Description

1 videodisc (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Cast

Alan Bennett (Justice Shallow), Richard O'Callaghan (Slender), Tenniel Evans (Sir Hugh Evans), Bryan Marshall (George Page), Richard Griffiths (Sir John Falstaff), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), Nigel Terry (Pistol), Michael Robbins (Nym), Miranda Foster (Anne Page), Judy Davis (Mistress Ford), Prunella Scales (Mistress Page), Ron Cook (Peter Simple), Michael Graham Cox (Host of the Garter Inn), Lee Whitlock (Robin), Elizabeth Spriggs (Mistress Quickly), John Joyce (John Rugby), Michael Bryant (Doctor Caius), Simon Chandler (Fenton), Ben Kingsley (Frank Ford), Ralph Brown (John), Peter Gordon (Robert), Crispin Mair (William Page), Harvey Brown (Child/Fairy), Kerry Cavalli (Child/Fairy), Adam Cooper (Child/Fairy), Helen Grey (Child/Fairy), Simon Kemp (Child/Fairy), Wayne Phelan (Child/Fairy), Tony Young (Child/Fairy).

Credits

Senior cameraman, David Mutton ; music composed and conducted by Dominic Muldowney ; videotape editor, Dennis Collett ; literary consultant, Dr. John Wilders.

System details

DVD. System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.

Language

In English with optional English subtitles.

Summary

Sir John Falstaff, knowing that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page control the money in their respective households, decides to seduce them, but they learn of his scheme and resolve to make a fool of him. A comic series of disguises and misadventures follows. This program views the Merry wives of Windsor as Shakespeare's attack on middle class propriety and hypocrisy. He challenges the belief that fidelity is mere lip service and a result of arranged, loveless marriages.

Notes

"Comedy"--Container. Extras: the complete script in Microsoft Word document format. Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1982. Taped Nov. 1-8, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London.

Subject headings

Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)--Drama. Married women--Drama. Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England)--Drama.

Genre heading

Drama. Televised performances. Television adaptations. Nonfiction television programs.

Other contributors

Television adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor. Sutton, Shaun, television producer. Jones, David, 1934-2008, television director. Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor. Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013, actor. Davis, Judy, 1956- actor. Scales, Prunella, actor. British Broadcasting Corporation, production company. Time-Life Television, production company. Ambrose Video Publishing, publisher.

Other titles

Shakespeare plays (Television program)