• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1981-02-08
  • Runtime173 minutes
  • TaglineNot Available
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreRomance, Drama, TV Movie
  • Production
    CompaniesTime-Life Television Productions, BBC
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Jeremy Kemp

Robert Stephens

Anna Calder-Marshall

Margaret Tyzack

David Burke

John Welsh

Cyril Luckham

Rikki Fulton

John Benfield

John Bailey

John Curless

Colin McCormack

Arthur Hewlett

Paul Jesson

Harold Goldblatt

Robin Kermode

Debbie Farrington

Peter Benson

Pat Gorman

Penny Ryder