CinemaOSMovie · 1982 · 2h 47m

The Merry Wives of Windsor

80%(3)IMDbComedyTV Movie

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.

Directed byDavid Hugh Jones

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
2h 47m
Language
EN
Released
December 28, 1982
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Sir John Falstaff

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mistress Quickly

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Mistress Ford

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Mistress Page

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Frank Ford

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

George Page

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Justice Shallow

Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan

Slender

Tenniel Evans

Tenniel Evans

Sir Hugh Evans

Gordon Gostelow

Bardolph

Creative team
Directed by
David Hugh Jones
David Hugh Jones

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