The Merry Wives of Windsor (TV)
1982·United Kingdom·170 min.
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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.
DirectorDavid Hugh Jones
ScreenwriterWilliam Shakespeare
MusicDominic Muldowney
CastAlan Bennett·Richard O'Callaghan·Tenniel Evans·Bryan Marshall·Richard Griffiths·Gordon Gostelow·Nigel Terry·Michael Robbins·Ben Kingsley
Original titleThe Merry Wives of Windsor (TV)