The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982 · Movie · 167 min · ★ 8.0
Sir John Falstaff devises a plan to seduce both Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, the wives of two wealthy burgesses of Windsor. But the ladies resolve to play a number of cruel tricks on him and he soon finds himself the butt of their jokes. As his humiliation escalates, Falstaff's hopes are finally and cruelly dashed late one night in Windsor Forest.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-12-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 167 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- falstaff
Cast & crew
Richard Griffiths
as Sir John Falstaff
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mistress Quickly
Judy Davis
as Mistress Ford
Prunella Scales
as Mistress Page
Ben Kingsley
as Frank Ford
Bryan Marshall
as George Page
Alan Bennett
as Justice Shallow
Richard O'Callaghan
as Slender
Tenniel Evans
as Sir Hugh Evans
- GG
Gordon Gostelow
as Bardolph
Directed by David Hugh Jones